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Topic - Dx: Ossifying Fibroma skull :: Search Icon

History

Age: 40 :: Gender: woman

Patient History

40 year old woman who noticed a mass in the right scalp 4 to 5 years previously, after being hit in the head with a soft ball.

Exam


Physical Exam and Laboratory

Mass is painless and nontender.

Caption


Axial :: CT - noncontrast :: ACR Code: 1.3

Ossifying Fibroma Parietal Bone

Well circumscribed mass arising from the diploic space of the right parietal bone. No definite destruction of the inner table. Mass enhances homogeneously following contrast.

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Findings


Summary of Findings

Well circumscribed mass arising from the diploic space of the right parietal bone. No definite destruction of the inner table. Mass enhances homogeneously following contrast.

Diffferential


Differential Diagnosis

• Fibrous dysplasia
• Chondroma
• Metastatic disease
• Intra-diploic epidermoid cyst
• Ossified intra-osseous hematoma

Diagnosis


Case Diagnosis

Dx: Ossifying Fibroma skull


Dx Confirmed by: Surgery and Pathology

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Followup


Followup and Treatment

Surgical resection

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TF Case Contributor Credits
Submitted by: Steven J Goldstein - Author Info
Case/Image Editor: James G. Smirniotopoulos, M.D. - Editor Info
Case Accepted: 2012-05-01 19:42:59-04 :: Revised: 2012-05-01 14:23:59.780616-04 :: Submitted: 2012-05-01 14:23:59.780616-04

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