Solitary lytic lesion of the skull

• Published in: Radiology Vol. 119; no. 3; p. 575
• Main Authors: Curtis, D J, Parks, S E, Olmsted, W W, Whaley, R A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.1976
• Subjects: Adult; Carotid Artery, Internal - diagnostic imaging; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Neoplasm Metastasis; Radiography; Skull - diagnostic imaging; Skull Neoplasms - diagnosis; Skull Neoplasms - pathology; Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnosis; Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology

Thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the calvaria may result in a lytic, well-circumscribed lesion the appearance of which necessitates differential consideration of lytic lesions of the skull. The merits of angiography in the study of such lesions are noted. Even in young persons, the possibility of met...