Skull Vault Lesions: A Review

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Oct;205(4):840-7. doi: 10.2214/AJR.14.13415.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this article is to describe the imaging features of the most common benign or malignant skull vault lesions, which may be focal, multifocal, or diffuse.

Conclusion: Imaging features, in association with the age, history, and clinical symptoms of the patient, make it possible to propose a course of action: simple survey, pathologic confirmation, or complete surgical resection.

Keywords: CT; MRI; calvaria lesions; metastases; myeloma; skull vault.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Contrast Media
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Skull Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skull Neoplasms / secondary
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Contrast Media