Calvarial hyperpigmentation.
Black bone disease
Craniofacial
Osseous hyperpigmentation
Skull
Journal
Surgical neurology international
ISSN: 2229-5097
Titre abrégé: Surg Neurol Int
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101535836
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
10
06
2023
accepted:
31
07
2023
medline:
8
9
2023
pubmed:
8
9
2023
entrez:
8
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Osseous hyperpigmentation of the calvarium is an extremely rare finding with only few reported cases in literature. The case is of a 59-year-old Caucasian male who presented with an acute history of generalized tonic clonic seizures and progressive weakness of the right upper limb. He had a background history of a malignant melanoma which had been resected from his left external acoustic meatus 4 weeks prior. Neuroimaging of the brain showed an intra-axial space-occupying lesion in his left parietal lobe with no associated osseous changes. A left mini parietal craniotomy was performed which revealed black discoloration of the parietal bone. The lesion was successfully resected and the bone flap was secured back in place. The patient was discharged on the 4 Calvarial hyperpigmentation is a phenomenon encountered incidentally and will often come as surprise for surgeons. Once encountered, thorough history taking and examination should be done to investigate the cause.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Osseous hyperpigmentation of the calvarium is an extremely rare finding with only few reported cases in literature.
Case Description
UNASSIGNED
The case is of a 59-year-old Caucasian male who presented with an acute history of generalized tonic clonic seizures and progressive weakness of the right upper limb. He had a background history of a malignant melanoma which had been resected from his left external acoustic meatus 4 weeks prior. Neuroimaging of the brain showed an intra-axial space-occupying lesion in his left parietal lobe with no associated osseous changes. A left mini parietal craniotomy was performed which revealed black discoloration of the parietal bone. The lesion was successfully resected and the bone flap was secured back in place. The patient was discharged on the 4
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
Calvarial hyperpigmentation is a phenomenon encountered incidentally and will often come as surprise for surgeons. Once encountered, thorough history taking and examination should be done to investigate the cause.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37680939
doi: 10.25259/SNI_493_2023
pii: 10.25259/SNI_493_2023
pmc: PMC10481832
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
289Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2023 Surgical Neurology International.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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