Biomaterial Database

[Aneurysmal bone cyst of the skull -a case report- (author's transl)]. 1978

S Oki, and T Shima, and T Uozumi, and T Kodama

Aneurysmal bone cyst of the skull is rarely seen. There are 29 reported cases in the literatures as far as we could collect. We reported an additional case of aneurysmal bone cyst of the skull which originated from the right parietal bone of 4-year-old boy. We have summarized these 29 cases. The age incidence in this series is from 14 month-old to 31 year-old. There are 11 cases under the age of 10. In most cases clinical symptoms are palpable mass or headache and exophthalmos. Eyeball displacement and proptosis are also the symptoms when this disease occurs at the orbital roof. According to the characteristic radiographic appearance, it is "blown-out pattern with a shell of periosteal new bone over the mass or soap-bubble appearance". However in our case the radiological finding was osteolytic. It is possible to remove totally when this lesion occurs in the cranial vault, but only curettage may be performed when the skull base is involved. Total removal is the best treatment. Radiation therapy is usually done in the recurrent cases. It is necessary to follow up for at least 4 years because of the rarity of recurrence beyond 4 years after the initial treatment. We also described the other differential diseases and pathogenesis of this disease.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D001845	Bone Cysts	Benign unilocular lytic areas in the proximal end of a long bone with well defined and narrow endosteal margins. The cysts contain fluid and the cyst walls may contain some giant cells. Bone cysts usually occur in males between the ages 3-15 years.	Ganglia, Intraosseous,Intraosseous Ganglion,Solitary Cysts,Subchondral Cysts,Ganglia, Intra-Osseous,Ganglion, Intra-Osseous,Intra-Osseous Ganglia,Intra-Osseous Ganglion,Bone Cyst,Cyst, Bone,Cyst, Solitary,Cyst, Subchondral,Cysts, Bone,Cysts, Solitary,Cysts, Subchondral,Ganglia, Intra Osseous,Ganglias, Intra-Osseous,Ganglias, Intraosseous,Ganglion, Intra Osseous,Ganglion, Intraosseous,Ganglions, Intra-Osseous,Intra Osseous Ganglia,Intra Osseous Ganglion,Intra-Osseous Ganglias,Intra-Osseous Ganglions,Intraosseous Ganglia,Intraosseous Ganglias,Intraosseous Ganglions,Solitary Cyst,Subchondral Cyst
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005870	Giant Cell Tumors	Tumors of bone tissue or synovial or other soft tissue characterized by the presence of giant cells. The most common are giant cell tumor of tendon sheath and GIANT CELL TUMOR OF BONE.	Cell Tumor, Giant,Cell Tumors, Giant,Giant Cell Tumor,Tumor, Giant Cell,Tumors, Giant Cell
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012886	Skull	The SKELETON of the HEAD including the FACIAL BONES and the bones enclosing the BRAIN.	Calvaria,Cranium,Calvarium,Skulls
D012888	Skull Neoplasms	Neoplasms of the bony part of the skull.	Neoplasms, Skull,Neoplasm, Skull,Skull Neoplasm