Osteolytic Lesions of Skull in Pediatric Age Group

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  • Devi pemmaiah
چکیده

Lytic lesions of the calvarium in pediatric age group have a wide range of different etiologies, ranging from normal variants to congenital, traumatic, inflammatory and neoplastic lesions,They manifest as palpable masses, with or without associated pain. Imaging approach frequently begins with CT and MR being complementary and the method of choice for the assessment of bone and associated soft tissue masses. We are hereby reporting two such cases with review of literature.

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تاریخ انتشار 2015