Turkish Neurosurgery
2001 , Vol 11 , Num 1-2
1Okmeydanı Social Security Hospital, Departments of Neurosurgery, Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey
2Okmeydanı Social Security Hospital, Departments of Pathology, Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey Lymphangioma is a relatively common tumor of soft tissue, but a rare primary lesion of bone. Very few eases of skull lymphangioma have been reported to date. We describe a patient with solitary lymphangioma of the skull that was treated by total exeision and autogenous bone grafting. We also review the literature on this form of neoplasia. Keywords : Lymphangioma, skull, tumor
Corresponding author : M. Zafer Berkman
2Okmeydanı Social Security Hospital, Departments of Pathology, Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey Lymphangioma is a relatively common tumor of soft tissue, but a rare primary lesion of bone. Very few eases of skull lymphangioma have been reported to date. We describe a patient with solitary lymphangioma of the skull that was treated by total exeision and autogenous bone grafting. We also review the literature on this form of neoplasia. Keywords : Lymphangioma, skull, tumor