Mariana Santos, Bruno Cunha, Vasco Abreu, Suely Ferraciolli, Luís Godoy, Rodrigo Murakoshi, Lázaro Luís Faria Amaral, Carla Conceição
Skull lesions in pediatric population are common findings on imaging and sometimes with heterogeneous manifestations, constituting a diagnostic challenge. Some lesions can be misinterpreted for their aggressiveness, as with larger lesions eroding cortical bone, containing soft tissue components, leading to excessive and, in some cases, invasive inappropriate etiological investigation. In this review, we present multiple several conditions that may present as skull lesions or pseudolesions, organized by groups (anatomic variants, congenital and development disorders, traumatic injuries, vascular issues, infectious conditions, and tumoral processes)...
2024: Journal of Neuroimaging: Official Journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging