Usefulness of CT and MRI in diagnostics of cranial fibrous dysplasia lesions

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title:	Usefulness of CT and MRI in diagnostics of cranial fibrous dysplasia lesions
author:	Czarnecka Anna, Kuniej Tomasz, Sąsiadek Marek
Journal title:	Polish Journal of Radiology
volume:	72
issue:	1
date of publication:	2007
pages:	57-64
article ID:	468407
ISSN:	1733-134X
eISSN:	1899-0967
URL:	http://archiwum.inforadiologia.pl/download/index/idArt/468407.html
date accessed:	2019-06-05
notes:	Bibliogr. s. 64
language:	English
Journal language:	English
abstract in english:	Background: Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a developmental anomaly of unknown pathogenesis in which normal bone is replaced by an abnormal fibrous tissue. The process may affect a single bone (monoostic form of fibrous dysplasia) or multiple bones (polyostic form). The skull is the second most common site of FD and comprises 25% of cases. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the usefulness of CT and MRI in diagnostics of cranial fibrous dysplasia lesions. Material/Methods: We analyzed 13 CT and 6 MR examinations performed in 9 females aged 40 to 73 years (mean age 54.7 years). Four patients were referred to the examinations with a diagnosis of fibrous dysplasia, 3 others -with a suspicion of neoplastic disease and 2 patients - with no preliminary diagnosis. Clinical symptoms included: headache, deformity and asymmetry of craniofacial region. Results: Fibrous dysplasia lesions were unilateral in 8 patients; in one patient they were bilateral. The sphenoid and ethmoid bones were the most common single bones involved by FD lesions. Among 9 cases of FD, orbital involvement was found in 8, nasal sinuses and cavity involvement in 6 and intracranial extension in 3 patients. Conclusions: CT and MR are useful in confirming the diagnosis of FD and especially in evaluating the extent of the disease.
keywords in english:	fibrous dysplasia, cranial, CT, MRI
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper

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