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Pott puffy tumor

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Diagnosis certain

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mri

A right frontal ring-enhancing lesion with moderate perifocal edema with thickening and enhancement of adjacent dura.

Right fronto-ethmoid mucosal thickening, reflecting sinusitis.

Small subgaleal soft tissue thickening and enhancement with central fluid collection, reflecting Pott puffy tumor.

Case Discussion

Status post-surgical debridement of Pott puffy tumor. The patient developed a right frontal brain abscess.

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