We report a case of a primary amyloidoma of the skull base. Plain radiography and CT showed a lytic, highly destructive lesion with multiple scattered calcifications within. MR imaging revealed that the tumor was isoto hypointense to muscle on T1-weighted images and extremely hypointense on T2-weighted images. In contrast to two previous reports, marked enhancement after the administration of c...

OBJECT This study was undertaken to test a hypothesis that meningiomas of the midline skull base and spine are predominantly of the meningothelial histological subtype. METHODS The cases of 794 consecutive patients who underwent resection for meningioma at the Cleveland Clinic between January 1991 and March 2004 were reviewed retrospectively. The authors analyzed the relationship between the ...

Introduction Over the past 20 years, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has advanced due to new techniques involving increased magnetic field strength and developments in coils and pulse sequences. These advances allow increased opportunity to delineate the complex skull base anatomy and may guide the diagnosis and treatment of the myriad of pathologies that can affect the skull base. Objectives ...

Articular Cartilage Injury of the Knee manages to concisely bridge the translational gap from the basic science of articular cartilage and cartilage injury all the way through to current techniques of chondral repair/reconstruction. It is a beautifully illustrated and very nicely presented update on the diagnosis and planning, the basic science and techniques, and the postoperative management a...

motor vehicle and falling down are responsible for the most number of traumatic injuries. this study aimed to compare the characteristics of traumatic brain injury among accident and falling down cases. in this analytical cross- sectional study, data were collected from the records of cadavers who died due to accident or falling down and referred to kahrizak dissection hall, tehran forensic med...

The cranio-orbital approaches have been successfully employed for resection of tumours involving the orbit and anterior skull base. With modifications of the cranio-orbital bone flap (changing the position and size of the flap), incorporation of posterior orbitotomy or zygomatic osteotomy, the cranio-orbital approaches can be specifically tailored to optimize the access to tumours located in a ...

BACKGROUND Infantile cortical hyperostosis is characterised by hyperirritability, acute inflammation of soft tissue, and profound alterations of the shape and structure of the underlying bones, particularly the long bones, mandible, clavicles, or ribs. CASE PRESENTATION We report on a clinical case of a 3-months-old baby girl of non-consanguineous parents. Multiple long bone swellings were th...