Telangiectatic osteosarcoma of the skull base.

Publication/Presentation Date

4-1-1998

Abstract

We present a patient with a distinctive lesion of the skull base, which, at imaging, showed expansile destruction of the sphenoid bone, hemorrhage with fluid-fluid levels, and contrast enhancement of a solid portion. These features ordinarily suggest either giant cell tumor or aneurysmal bone cyst; however, pathologic examination confirmed instead a rare variant of osteosarcoma of the telangiectatic type. Although imaging findings can indicate any of these possibilities, biopsy is an essential step in arriving at the diagnosis.

Volume

19

Issue

4

First Page

754

Last Page

757

ISSN

0195-6108

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

9576668

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article

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