Solitary lucent skull lesion

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A ~~solitary~~Solitary lucent lesion of the skull is a relatively frequent finding. The differential is heavily influenced by the patient's age.

Older adult/elderly

metastasis ~~/ malignancy~~ /malignancy
epidermoid and dermoid
haemangioma
intraosseous meningioma
haemangiopericytoma
giant cell tumour (GCT)
Brown tumour(osteitis fibrosa cystica)
Paget disease of bone (osteoporosis circumscripta)
osteomyelitis
normal variant
surgical defect, e.g. burr-hole

Child ~~/ young~~/young adult

-<p>A <strong>solitary lucent lesion of the skull</strong> is a relatively frequent finding. The differential is heavily influenced by the patient's age. </p><h5>Older adult /elderly </h5><ul><li>metastasis / malignancy
-<ul><li><a href="/articles/breast-cancer">breast cancer</a></li><li><a href="/articles/bronchogenic-carcinoma">lung cancer</a></li><li><a href="/articles/malignant-melanoma">melanoma</a></li><li><a href="/articles/assessment-of-thyroid-lesions">thyroid cancer </a></li><li><a href="/articles/renal-cell-cancer-rcc">renal cell cancer</a></li><li><a href="/articles/multiple-myeloma-1">multiple myeloma</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/articles/epidermoid-of-the-skull">epidermoid</a><span> and dermoid</span><a href="/articles/epidermoid-of-the-skull"></a></li><li>haemangioma</li><li><a href="/articles/intraosseous-meningioma">intraosseous meningioma</a></li><li><a href="/articles/haemangiopericytoma">haemangiopericytoma</a></li><li><a href="/articles/giant-cell-tumour-of-bone">giant cell tumour (GCT)</a></li><li><a href="/articles/brown-tumour" title="Brown tumour">Brown tumour </a>(osteitis fibrosa cystica)</li><li><a href="/articles/pagets-disease-of-bone-1">Paget disease of bone</a> (<a href="/articles/osteoporosis-circumscripta-cranii" title="Osteoporosis circumscripta cranii">osteoporosis circumscripta</a>)</li><li><a href="/articles/osteomyelitis-of-skull" title="osteomyelitis of skull">osteomyelitis</a></li><li>normal variant
-<ul><li><a href="/articles/arachnoid-granulation">arachnoid granulation</a></li><li><a href="/articles/venous-lake" title="venous lake">venous lake</a></li><li><a href="/articles/emissary-vein" title="emissary vein">emissary vein</a></li><li><a href="/articles/parietal-thinning">parietal thinning</a></li></ul></li><li>surgical defect e.g. burr-hole </li></ul><h3>Child / young adult</h3><ul><li><a href="/articles/skeletal-manifestations-of-langerhans-cell-histiocytosis" title="eosinophilic granuloma">eosinophilic granuloma</a> / <a href="/articles/langerhans-cell-histiocytosis" title="Langerhans cell histiocytosis">histiocytosis</a></li><li><a href="/articles/epidermoid-of-the-skull">epidermoid</a>/<a href="/articles/dermoid-cyst-cns-head-and-neck-3" title="Dermoid cyst (CNS + Head and Neck)">dermoid</a></li><li><a href="/articles/fibrous-dysplasia">fibrous dysplasia</a></li><li><a href="/articles/haemangioma" title="haemangioma">haemangioma</a></li><li>metastasis
-<ul><li><a href="/articles/neuroblastoma">neuroblastoma</a></li><li><a href="/articles/medulloblastoma">medulloblastoma</a></li><li><a href="/articles/leukaemia" title="leukaemia">leukaemia</a></li></ul></li><li>normal variant
-<ul><li><a href="/articles/arachnoid-granulation" title="arachnoid granulation">arachnoid granulation</a></li><li><a href="/articles/venous-lake" title="venous lake">venous lake</a></li><li><a href="/articles/emissary-vein" title="emissary vein">emissary vein</a></li><li><a href="/articles/fontanelle" title="fontanelle">fontanelle</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/articles/growing-skull-fracture" title="growing skull fracture">growing skull fracture</a></li><li><a href="/articles/meningocoele" title="Meningocoele">meningocoele</a></li><li><a href="/articles/osteomyelitis" title="osteomyelitis">osteomyelitis</a></li><li>surgical defect</li></ul><h5>See also</h5><ul><li><a href="/articles/skull-tumours">skull tumours</a></li></ul>
+<p><strong>Solitary lucent lesion of the skull</strong> is a relatively frequent finding. The differential is heavily influenced by the patient's age.</p><h5>Older adult/elderly </h5><ul>
+<li>metastasis/malignancy<ul>
+<li><a href="/articles/breast-cancer">breast cancer</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/lung-cancer-3">lung cancer</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/malignant-melanoma">melanoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/assessment-of-thyroid-lesions">thyroid cancer </a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/renal-cell-cancer-rcc">renal cell cancer</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/multiple-myeloma-1">multiple myeloma</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/epidermoid-of-the-skull">epidermoid</a> and dermoid</li>
+<li>haemangioma</li>
+<li><a href="/articles/intraosseous-meningioma">intraosseous meningioma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/haemangiopericytoma">haemangiopericytoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/giant-cell-tumour-of-bone">giant cell tumour (GCT)</a></li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/brown-tumour">Brown tumour </a>(osteitis fibrosa cystica)</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/paget-disease-of-bone-2">Paget disease of bone</a> (<a href="/articles/osteoporosis-circumscripta-cranii">osteoporosis circumscripta</a>)</li>
+<li><a href="/articles/osteomyelitis-of-skull">osteomyelitis</a></li>
+<li>normal variant<ul>
+<li><a href="/articles/arachnoid-granulation">arachnoid granulation</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/venous-lake">venous lake</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/emissary-vein">emissary vein</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/parietal-thinning">parietal thinning</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>surgical defect, e.g. burr-hole </li>
+</ul><p>Child/young adult</p><ul>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/skeletal-manifestations-of-langerhans-cell-histiocytosis">eosinophilic granuloma</a>/<a href="/articles/langerhans-cell-histiocytosis">histiocytosis</a>
+</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/epidermoid-of-the-skull">epidermoid</a>/<a href="/articles/intracranial-dermoid-cyst-1">dermoid</a>
+</li>
+<li><a href="/articles/fibrous-dysplasia">fibrous dysplasia</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/haemangioma">haemangioma</a></li>
+<li>metastasis<ul>
+<li><a href="/articles/neuroblastoma">neuroblastoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/medulloblastoma">medulloblastoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/leukaemia">leukaemia</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>normal variant<ul>
+<li><a href="/articles/arachnoid-granulation">arachnoid granulation</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/venous-lake">venous lake</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/emissary-vein">emissary vein</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/fontanelle">fontanelle</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li><a href="/articles/growing-skull-fracture">growing skull fracture</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/meningocoele">meningocoele</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/osteomyelitis">osteomyelitis</a></li>
+<li>surgical defect</li>
+</ul><h5>See also</h5><ul><li><a href="/articles/skull-tumours">skull tumours</a></li></ul>

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Solitary lucent skull lesion

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Older adult/elderly

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