Occipital cephalocele

Case contributed by Fateme Hosseinabadi
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Visible occipital mass

Patient Data

Age: 1month
Gender: Female
x-ray

Bone survey in a known case of occipital cephalocele, showed copper beaten skull with an extracranial occipital soft tissue mass.

Case Discussion

Copper beaten skull refers to the prominence of convolutional markings throughout the skull vault. Known case of occipital cephalocele with obstructive hydrocephalus, bone survey demonstrating occipital region extracranial soft tissue mass and copper beaten skull.

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