Presentation
Bump on head
Patient Data
Age: 15 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Atretic parietal cephalocele
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A small lesion is visible as a midline scalp mass near the posterior vertex. This lesion is associated with a persistent falcine sinus, which passes through a well-defined calvarial defect.
From the case:
Atretic parietal cephalocele
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On ultrasound, we see the bone defect and extracranial lesion with no vascular signal inside.
Case Discussion
These findings are typical appearances of atretic parietal cephalocele.
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