Abstract
Scalp and calvarial masses are common in children and the differential diagnosis is broad. The authors recently cared for a child with an unusual fibro-osseous lesion of the temporal bone that has previously not been described in the pediatric neurosurgery literature. A 10-year-old girl presented with a firm, slowly enlarging protuberant mass arising from the squamous suture of the temporal bone without intracranial extension. The mass was removed en bloc through a temporal craniectomy and cranioplasty was performed. The patient had a smooth postoperative course. Histological examination showed multiple oval osseous islands dispersed throughout a bland fibrous stroma. The pathological diagnosis was "Bullough's bump," a rare, benign fibro-osseous neoplasm first described in 1999, and only 8 reported cases appear in the literature. Here the authors report the first case of Bullough's bump in a child.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 107-111 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- Bullough's bump
- Bullough's lesion
- Craniofacial
- Exophytic
- Fibroosseous
- Protuberant fibro-osseous lesion
- Skull neoplasm
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Clinical Neurology