Solitary lucent skull lesion

Last revised by Rania Adel Anan on 16 Oct 2022

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Anan R, Ibrahim D, et al. Solitary lucent skull lesion. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5390

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5390

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5390

Article created:

12 Jan 2009, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

16 Oct 2022, Rania Adel Anan ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Rania Adel Anan had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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13 times, by 10 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Musculoskeletal

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Gamuts

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Synonyms:

Solitary lucent lesion of the skull
Solitary lucent lesion of the calvaria
Solitary lucent lesion of the calvarium
Solitary lucency of the skull

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
epidermoid and dermoid
haemangioma
intraosseous meningioma
solitary fibrous tumour (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, craniectomy

Child/young adult

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