Amyloidoma of the skull: plain radiographs, CT and MRI

F Hidalgo; C Aguilera; J L Monfort; M Reñé; A Muntané; L C Pons

doi:10.1007/BF00593216

Amyloidoma of the skull: plain radiographs, CT and MRI

Neuroradiology. 1996 Jan;38(1):44-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00593216.

Authors

F Hidalgo¹, C Aguilera, J L Monfort, M Reñé, A Muntané, L C Pons

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neuroradiology, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 8773275
DOI: 10.1007/BF00593216

Abstract

Amyloidomas involving bone are rare. The 67-year-old man reported here had a large amyloidoma of the left frontal, parietal, sphenoid (greater wing) and temporal bones causing neural compression. Plain radiographs CT and MRI are shown.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Amyloidosis / diagnosis*
Amyloidosis / pathology
Biopsy
Calcinosis / diagnosis
Calcinosis / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Skull* / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*