Respiratory distress is one of the most common complaints seen in the pediatric urgent care or emergency department setting. Clinically, respiratory distress is characterized by tachypnea, increased respiratory effort, and…
The mediastinum is the most common location for intrathoracic masses in children. Mediastinal masses in pediatric patients are composed of a heterogeneous group of lesions ranging from benign, asymptomatic, and…
CRANIAL REGION Tentorium HISTOPATHOLOGY N/A; radiographic diagnosis of dural arteriovenous fistula PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION No PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description The patient is a 60-year-old male who presented with…
CRANIAL REGION Transverse sinus HISTOPATHOLOGY N/A; radiographic diagnosis of dural arteriovenous fistula PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION No PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 75-year-old female presented with a headache and…
CRANIAL REGION Torcula HISTOPATHOLOGY Meningioma, meningothelial type, WHO grade 1 PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION No PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 56-year-old male patient was evaluated for occipital headache and…
CRANIAL REGION Superior sagittal sinus HISTOPATHOLOGY Meningothelial meningioma, WHO grade 1 PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION Yes PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 49-year-old female presented with headaches, speech disorder, and…
CRANIAL REGION Superior sagittal sinus HISTOPATHOLOGY Meningothelial meningioma, WHO grade 1 PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION Yes PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 45-year-old female presented with a headache, slurred speech,…
CRANIAL REGION Superior sagittal and transverse sinuses HISTOPATHOLOGY Meningioma, meningothelial type, WHO grade I PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION Yes PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 55-year-old female presented with a…
SKULL BASE REGION Occipital condyle/clivus/C1 vertebra HISTOPATHOLOGY Papillary thyroid cancer PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION No PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 60-year-old female with a history of metastatic papillary thyroid…
SKULL BASE REGION Foramen magnum HISTOPATHOLOGY Meningioma, WHO grade 1 PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION Yes PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 63-year-old woman presented with a worsening headache and was…
