title: Posttraumatic skull hemangioma: case report.
abstract: Intraosseous cavernous hemangiomas of the skull are rare lesions for which the origin is unclear. The authors present a case in which there was a radiologically documented history of trauma preceding the development of a hemangioma in the frontal bone.   In a review of the literature the authors found 83 cases of skull hemangiomas, and 43% of the lesions were located in the frontal bone. In 25% of these lesions, previous trauma was reported anamnestically. The present case and radiological findings related to it suggest a causal relationship between trauma and the development of intraosseous hemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands. roelhaeren@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Roel H L
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Haeren
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dings
authors.forename: M Christianne
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Hoeberigs
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Riedl
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rijkers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*