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Spectrum of lytic lesions of the skull: a pictorial essay
ABSTRACT: Lytic lesions of the skull include a wide range of diseases, ranging from benign conditions such as arachnoid granulations or vascular lacunae, to aggressive malignant lesions such as lymphomas or metastases. An early and correct characterisation of the nature of the lesion is, therefore,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6206388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30232766 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-018-0653-y |
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author | Ugga, Lorenzo Cuocolo, Renato Cocozza, Sirio Ponsiglione, Andrea Stanzione, Arnaldo Chianca, Vito D’Amico, Alessandra Brunetti, Arturo Imbriaco, Massimo |
author_facet | Ugga, Lorenzo Cuocolo, Renato Cocozza, Sirio Ponsiglione, Andrea Stanzione, Arnaldo Chianca, Vito D’Amico, Alessandra Brunetti, Arturo Imbriaco, Massimo |
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description | ABSTRACT: Lytic lesions of the skull include a wide range of diseases, ranging from benign conditions such as arachnoid granulations or vascular lacunae, to aggressive malignant lesions such as lymphomas or metastases. An early and correct characterisation of the nature of the lesion is, therefore, crucial, in order to achieve a fast and appropriate treatment option. In this review, we present the radiological appearance of the most frequent lytic lesions of the skull, describing findings from different imaging modalities (plain X-rays, CT and MRI), with particular attention to diagnostic clues and differential diagnoses. TEACHING POINTS: • Osteolytic skull lesions may be challenging to diagnose. • Association of different imaging techniques may aid image interpretation. • Clinical information and extensive knowledge of possible differential diagnoses is essential. • Some osteolytic tumours, although benign, may present as locally aggressive lesions. • Malignant lesions require accurate staging, followed by variable treatment approaches. |
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spelling | pubmed-62063882018-11-06 Spectrum of lytic lesions of the skull: a pictorial essay Ugga, Lorenzo Cuocolo, Renato Cocozza, Sirio Ponsiglione, Andrea Stanzione, Arnaldo Chianca, Vito D’Amico, Alessandra Brunetti, Arturo Imbriaco, Massimo Insights Imaging Pictorial Review ABSTRACT: Lytic lesions of the skull include a wide range of diseases, ranging from benign conditions such as arachnoid granulations or vascular lacunae, to aggressive malignant lesions such as lymphomas or metastases. An early and correct characterisation of the nature of the lesion is, therefore, crucial, in order to achieve a fast and appropriate treatment option. In this review, we present the radiological appearance of the most frequent lytic lesions of the skull, describing findings from different imaging modalities (plain X-rays, CT and MRI), with particular attention to diagnostic clues and differential diagnoses. TEACHING POINTS: • Osteolytic skull lesions may be challenging to diagnose. • Association of different imaging techniques may aid image interpretation. • Clinical information and extensive knowledge of possible differential diagnoses is essential. • Some osteolytic tumours, although benign, may present as locally aggressive lesions. • Malignant lesions require accurate staging, followed by variable treatment approaches. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018-09-19 /pmc/articles/PMC6206388/ /pubmed/30232766 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-018-0653-y Text en © The Author(s) 2018 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Pictorial Review Ugga, Lorenzo Cuocolo, Renato Cocozza, Sirio Ponsiglione, Andrea Stanzione, Arnaldo Chianca, Vito D’Amico, Alessandra Brunetti, Arturo Imbriaco, Massimo Spectrum of lytic lesions of the skull: a pictorial essay |
title | Spectrum of lytic lesions of the skull: a pictorial essay |
title_full | Spectrum of lytic lesions of the skull: a pictorial essay |
title_fullStr | Spectrum of lytic lesions of the skull: a pictorial essay |
title_full_unstemmed | Spectrum of lytic lesions of the skull: a pictorial essay |
title_short | Spectrum of lytic lesions of the skull: a pictorial essay |
title_sort | spectrum of lytic lesions of the skull: a pictorial essay |
topic | Pictorial Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6206388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30232766 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-018-0653-y |
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