Intraosseous hemangioma of the skull with dural tail sign: radiologic features with pathologic correlation

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2005 Sep;26(8):2049-52.

Abstract

Osseous hemangiomas of the calvaria account for about 0.2% of bone neoplasms. We report a case of an extensive intraosseous cavernous hemangioma in a 46-year-old woman. MR imaging showed a mass in the right frontal bone with intra- and extracranial extension and a dural tail sign after gadopentetate dimeglumine administration, mimicking a meningioma in which the dural tail sign was due to a direct noninvasive superficial growth of the lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carotid Arteries / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Contrast Media
  • Dura Mater / pathology*
  • Female
  • Frontal Bone*
  • Gadolinium DTPA
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / diagnosis*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Skull Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skull Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Gadolinium DTPA