An asymptomatic hypertrophic pacchionian granulation simulating osteolytic lesion of the calvaria

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 149-151

  Celli, Paolo ^a   Cervoni, Luigi ^b,c   Quasho, Robert ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arachnoid granulations; Asteolytic skull lesions

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; BRAIN ARACHNOID; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SKULL TUMOR;

ARACHNOID; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE; SKULL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032694204     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101430050052     Document Type: Article

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