Surgical case of intracranial osteoma arising from the falx

  • Authors:
    • Satoru Takeuchi
    • Rokuya Tanikawa
    • Toshiyuki Tsuboi
    • Kosumo Noda
    • Shiro Miyata
    • Nakao Ota
    • Fumihiro Hamada
    • Hiroyasu Kamiyama
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  • Published online on: July 8, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4833
  • Pages: 1949-1952
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Abstract

Intracranial osteomas completely unrelated to osseous tissues are extremely rare. In the present study, the case of a 40-year-old female who presented with persistent headache is reported. Computed tomography (CT) and bone window CT revealed an ossified lesion in the frontal area. Fast imaging employing steady‑state acquisition (FIESTA)/CT venography fusion imaging demonstrated that the mass was located just below the superior sagittal sinus and cortical veins, and had adhered partially to these veins. Surgery achieved complete tumor removal with preservation of the cortical veins and superior sagittal sinus. The histological examination findings were compatible with osteoma. The present postoperative course was uneventful. The present rare case of intracranial osteoma originating from the falx was successfully treated surgically. Preoperative FIESTA/CT venography fusion imaging was very useful to demonstrate adhesion between the tumor mass and the superior sagittal sinus and cortical veins.
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Takeuchi S, Tanikawa R, Tsuboi T, Noda K, Miyata S, Ota N, Hamada F and Kamiyama H: Surgical case of intracranial osteoma arising from the falx. Oncol Lett 12: 1949-1952, 2016.
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Takeuchi, S., Tanikawa, R., Tsuboi, T., Noda, K., Miyata, S., Ota, N. ... Kamiyama, H. (2016). Surgical case of intracranial osteoma arising from the falx. Oncology Letters, 12, 1949-1952. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4833
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Takeuchi, S., Tanikawa, R., Tsuboi, T., Noda, K., Miyata, S., Ota, N., Hamada, F., Kamiyama, H."Surgical case of intracranial osteoma arising from the falx". Oncology Letters 12.3 (2016): 1949-1952.
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Takeuchi, S., Tanikawa, R., Tsuboi, T., Noda, K., Miyata, S., Ota, N., Hamada, F., Kamiyama, H."Surgical case of intracranial osteoma arising from the falx". Oncology Letters 12, no. 3 (2016): 1949-1952. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4833