Items tagged “skull”
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Skull vault hemangioma
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03 Apr 2012
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Multiple myeloma
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06 May 2012
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Skull metastases
Metastases to the skull are very common in patients with disseminated skeletal metastatic disease, although they are often asymptomatic. For a more detailed general discussion please refer to the article on skeletal metastatic disease.
Epidemiology
Skull metastases are seen in ~20% (range 15-2...
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Copper beaten skull
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09 Jul 2012
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Metopic suture
The metopic suture (also known as the frontal, interfrontal, or median frontal suture) is a vertical fibrous joint that divides the two halves of the frontal bone and is present in a newborn.
Persistent metopic sutures can be misdiagnosed as vertical skull fractures, therefore it is important t...
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Pony tail causing artifact
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27 Nov 2012
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Brown tumor - skull
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06 Dec 2012
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Salt and pepper sign - skull
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05 Jan 2013
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Cloverleaf shaped skull in the absence of craniosynostosis
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14 Jan 2013
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Craniofacial fibrous dysplasia
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21 Jan 2013
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Fibrous dysplasia of skull base
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29 Jan 2013
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Paget disease - skull
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09 Jul 2013
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Leptomeningeal cyst
Leptomeningeal cysts, also known as growing skull fractures, are an enlarging skull fracture that occurs near post-traumatic encephalomalacia. The term cyst is actually a misnomer, as it is not a cyst, but an extension of the encephalomalacia. Hence, it is usually seen a few months post-trauma.
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Stormtrooper skull x-ray
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30 Sep 2013
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Persistent metopic suture
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01 Nov 2013
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Fracture-a-la-signature (skull fracture)
Fracture-a-la-signature (or signature fracture) is another term used to described a depressed skull fracture.
Fracture-a-la-signature derives its name from forensic medicine because the size and shape of a depressed skull fracture may give information on the type of weapon used. It can be a si...
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Squamous part of temporal bone
The squamous part of the temporal bone (or squamous temporalis/squamous temporal bone) is a very thin bone and forms the anterosuperior aspect of the temporal bone.
Gross anatomy
The squamous temporal bone's outer convex surface provides attachment to the temporalis muscle and forms a boundary...
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Calvarial thickening from chronic ventricular shunting
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24 Jan 2015
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Renal osteodystrophy of the skull vault
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11 Feb 2015
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Calvarial thickening from chronic phenytoin use
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29 Apr 2015
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