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Skull neoplasm

MedGen UID:
11457
•Concept ID:
C0037305
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Neoplasm, Skull; Neoplasms, Skull; Skull Neoplasm; Skull Neoplasms
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of bone of skull (126538005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024653

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the bones and structures of the skull. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSkull neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The contemporary management of cancers of the sinonasal tract in adults.
Thawani R, Kim MS, Arastu A, Feng Z, West MT, Taflin NF, Thein KZ, Li R, Geltzeiler M, Lee N, Fuller CD, Grandis JR, Floudas CS, Heinrich MC, Hanna E, Chandra RA
CA Cancer J Clin 2023 Jan;73(1):72-112. Epub 2022 Aug 2 doi: 10.3322/caac.21752. PMID: 35916666Free PMC Article
EANO guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of vestibular schwannoma.
Goldbrunner R, Weller M, Regis J, Lund-Johansen M, Stavrinou P, Reuss D, Evans DG, Lefranc F, Sallabanda K, Falini A, Axon P, Sterkers O, Fariselli L, Wick W, Tonn JC
Neuro Oncol 2020 Jan 11;22(1):31-45. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noz153. PMID: 31504802Free PMC Article
Current treatment options for meningioma.
Apra C, Peyre M, Kalamarides M
Expert Rev Neurother 2018 Mar;18(3):241-249. Epub 2018 Jan 22 doi: 10.1080/14737175.2018.1429920. PMID: 29338455

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Intraosseous cavernous malformations of the skull: clinical characteristics and long-term surgical outcomes.
Wang C, Zhang D, Wang S, Zhang Y, Wang R, Zhao J
Neurosurg Rev 2020 Feb;43(1):231-239. Epub 2018 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s10143-018-1042-1. PMID: 30327895
Immediate Single-Stage Cranioplasty Following Calvarial Resection for Benign and Malignant Skull Neoplasms Using Customized Craniofacial Implants.
Berli JU, Thomaier L, Zhong S, Huang J, Quinones A, Lim M, Weingart J, Brem H, Gordon CR
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Jul;26(5):1456-62. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001816. PMID: 26163837

Diagnosis

Intraosseous cavernous malformations of the skull: clinical characteristics and long-term surgical outcomes.
Wang C, Zhang D, Wang S, Zhang Y, Wang R, Zhao J
Neurosurg Rev 2020 Feb;43(1):231-239. Epub 2018 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s10143-018-1042-1. PMID: 30327895
A Rare Case of IgM Multiple Myeloma with a Skull Neoplasm.
Chertok Shacham E, Brikman S, Chap Marshak D, Denisov V, Dori G
Isr Med Assoc J 2019 Sep;21(9):632-633. PMID: 31542914
Bullough's bump: unusual protuberant fibro-osseous tumor of the temporal bone. Case report.
Jiang B, Mushlin H, Zhang L, James AW, Cohen AR
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Feb;21(2):107-111. Epub 2017 Dec 1 doi: 10.3171/2017.8.PEDS17391. PMID: 29192868

Therapy

Facial numbness and dysesthesia. New features of carotid artery dissection.
Francis KR, Williams DP, Troost BT
Arch Neurol 1987 Mar;44(3):345-6. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1987.00520150083030. PMID: 3827688

Prognosis

Intraosseous cavernous malformations of the skull: clinical characteristics and long-term surgical outcomes.
Wang C, Zhang D, Wang S, Zhang Y, Wang R, Zhao J
Neurosurg Rev 2020 Feb;43(1):231-239. Epub 2018 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s10143-018-1042-1. PMID: 30327895
Bullough's bump: unusual protuberant fibro-osseous tumor of the temporal bone. Case report.
Jiang B, Mushlin H, Zhang L, James AW, Cohen AR
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Feb;21(2):107-111. Epub 2017 Dec 1 doi: 10.3171/2017.8.PEDS17391. PMID: 29192868
Immediate Single-Stage Cranioplasty Following Calvarial Resection for Benign and Malignant Skull Neoplasms Using Customized Craniofacial Implants.
Berli JU, Thomaier L, Zhong S, Huang J, Quinones A, Lim M, Weingart J, Brem H, Gordon CR
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Jul;26(5):1456-62. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001816. PMID: 26163837

Clinical prediction guides

Immediate Single-Stage Cranioplasty Following Calvarial Resection for Benign and Malignant Skull Neoplasms Using Customized Craniofacial Implants.
Berli JU, Thomaier L, Zhong S, Huang J, Quinones A, Lim M, Weingart J, Brem H, Gordon CR
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Jul;26(5):1456-62. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001816. PMID: 26163837

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