Plasmocytoma of the skull vault

Plasmocytoma of the skull vault.

AIM Plasma cell tumours include solitary plasmocytoma, multiple plasmocytoma and multiple myeloma. Herein we report a case of plasmocytoma of the skull. CASE HISTORY A 49 year-old-man suffered from amnesia, irritability and a rubbery swelling which was gradually increased approximately to 4-5 cm in diameter at the frontal vertex over a year. His neurological examination was normal. The skull ...

solitary plasmocytoma of the vault

solitary plasmocytoma is rarely located in the cranial vault. we report one case of solitary plasmacytoma of the skull and discuss the clinical features and treatment of this uncommon tumor in the light of the published cases. a 46-year-old moroccan male, without previous history consulted for a swelling in medial frontal and paramedian region. on clinical examination the clinical examination r...

The Infant Skull : A Vault of Information 1 LEARNING

The art of interpreting skull radiographs is slowly being lost as trainees in radiology see fewer plain radiographs and depend more heavily on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Nevertheless, skull radiographs still provide significant information that is helpful in finding pathologic conditions and appreciating their extents. Abnormalities in the skull may be reflected as vari...

Dural infantile hemangioma masquerading as a skull vault lesion.

We describe a case of intracranial dural IH initially diagnosed as a primary skull vault lesion hemangioma due to associated focal hyperostosis. Histopathologic examination of the dural component confirmed IH. The case is discussed in the context of IH within the neural axis.

Solitary plasmocytoma of the spine.