Huge Protruded Metastatic Skull Tumor

Metastatic Skull Tumor From Cholangiocarcinoma

A 67-year-old female presented with a rare metastatic skull tumor from cholangiocarcinoma (CCC) manifesting as a progressive painful subcutaneous tumor. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed an osteolytic tumor attached to the sigmoid sinus and mastoid sinus. Mass reduction of the tumor was performed and radiotherapy applied to the postoperative cavity. The symptoms r...

Huge Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Occupying the Right Ventricle.

bundle branch block, left atrial overload, and negative T wave in the leads (Figure S1). Echocardiography showed an immobile mass that was present in the cavity in front of the interventricular septum (Figure 1A). The mass seemed to occupy the right ventricle (RV), although trabeculae carneae that typically project from the inner surface of the RV, were not clearly observed due to the huge mass...

Huge Sequestered Spinal Disc Mimicking Spinal Intradural Tumor

Background and Importance: Disk sequestration can be defined as a herniated disk with perforation of the fibrous ring (or outermost annulus fibrosus) and posterior longitudinal ligament with migration of the disk fragment to the epidural space. Even after the introduction of high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), it is still frequently misinterpreted as neoplastic masses. U...

An Unusual Presentation of Huge Meningioma Extruding out of Skull.

Scalp masses are commonly seen in clinical practice. They range from simple sebaceous cyst to malignant neoplasms. Clinical presentation is straight forward in most of the cases. Simple subcutaneous swelling till erosion of scalp and skull all can occur. However very few intracranial masses present with exophytic scalp swelling. This is because they have to erode dura, thick skull bone and all ...

Metastatic Skull Tumours: Diagnosis and Management