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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2020; 15(03): 699-702
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_125_19
Case Report

A rare case of an aneurysmal bone cyst of the temporal bone

Sarang Gotecha
Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
,
Prashant Punia
Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
,
Ashish Chugh
Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
,
Anil Patil
Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
,
Dushyant Kashyap
Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
,
Vybhav Raghu
Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
,
Shobhit Chhabra
Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
,
Ankit Patel
Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
,
Megha Kotecha
Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
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Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are benign bone lesions mainly occurring at the metaphyseal end of long bones and are a rarity in the calvarium. The reported incidence of this lesion in the skull is 1% of all the ABC. It is a benign condition that may extend intracranially. We report here a case of a 3½-year-old male child who presented with a bony hard, painless, and gradually enlarging swelling over his right temporal region. Radiological investigations and histology revealed that the lesion was an ABC. A total surgical excision was achieved despite its intracranial extension along with the involvement of dura. Prognosis is excellent with total removal as a total surgical removal of the lesion is considered curative. The rarity of the lesion along with a good surgical result despite an intracranial extension with dural involvement prompted this report.

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Aneurysmal bone cyst - rare - temporal

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Publication History

Received: 06 May 2019

Accepted: 13 January 2020

Article published online:
16 August 2022

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