A rare case of an aneurysmal bone cyst of the temporal bone

Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are benign bone lesions mainly occurring at the metaphyseal end of long bones and are a rarity in the calvarium. The reported incidence of this lesion in the skull is 1% of all the ABC. It is a benign condition that may extend intracranially. We report here a case of a 3½-year-old male child who presented with a bony hard, painless, and gradually enlarging swelling over his right temporal region. Radiological investigations and histology revealed that the lesion was an ABC. A total surgical excision was achieved despite its intracranial extension along with the involvement of dura. Prognosis is excellent with total removal as a total surgical removal of the lesion is considered curative. The rarity of the lesion along with a good surgical result despite an intracranial extension with dural involvement prompted this report.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: A rare case of an aneurysmal bone cyst of the temporal bone ; volume:15 ; number:03 ; year:2020 ; pages:699-702 ; Asian journal of neurosurgery ; 15, Heft 03 (2020), 699-702

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Gotecha, Sarang ; Punia, Prashant ; Chugh, Ashish ; Patil, Anil ; Kashyap, Dushyant ; Raghu, Vybhav ; Chhabra, Shobhit ; Patel, Ankit ; Kotecha, Megha

Further information

• DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_125_19
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023011916030855240216
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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