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Massive external occipital protuberance

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

CT C spine as part of trauma panscan.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Male

No fracture. Normal alignment.

Incidental note of a very large external occipital protuberance.

Case Discussion

The EOP (external occipital protuberance) can be quiet large in some patients, but this one is the biggest I have ever seen.

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