Sinus pericranii : Advantages of MR imaging

Sinus pericranii is a rare vascular anomaly involving an abnormal communication between the extracranial and intracranial circulations. A 3-year-old girl presented with a 2 x 2-cm, midline soft-tissue mass at the vertex. Plain skull films and CT using bone windows showed erosion of the parietal bone...

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 2000-10, Vol.30 (10), p.710-712
Main Authors: BIGOT, Jean-Luc, IACONA, Christian, LEPREUX, Alain, DHELLEMMES, Patrick, MOTTE, Jacques, GOMES, Helène
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Cranial Sinuses
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hemangioendothelioma - diagnosis
Hemangioendothelioma - surgery
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Nervous system
Periosteum - blood supply
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Skull - blood supply
Skull Neoplasms - diagnosis
Skull Neoplasms - surgery
Terminology as Topic
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Summary:Sinus pericranii is a rare vascular anomaly involving an abnormal communication between the extracranial and intracranial circulations. A 3-year-old girl presented with a 2 x 2-cm, midline soft-tissue mass at the vertex. Plain skull films and CT using bone windows showed erosion of the parietal bones. MRI confirmed the clinical diagnosis by identifying communication of the vascular mass with the intracranial dural venous sinus. The advantages of MRI are discussed.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s002470000306