Turkish Neurosurgery
2001 , Vol 11 , Num 1-2
LYMPHANGIOMA OF THE SKULL: A CASE REPORT
1Okmeydanı Social Security Hospital, Departments of Neurosurgery, Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey2Okmeydanı 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