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ArticleCureus2025

Unilateral Parietal Bone Thickening in a Young Female Donor With a History of a Malignant Brain Neoplasm.

Zoë M Rushetsky, Grace E Lynch, Victoria Pfennig, Caleb M Findley, Lynn M Waters

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Zoë M RushetskyDepartment of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Suwanee, USA.
Grace E LynchDepartment of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Suwanee, USA.
Victoria PfennigDepartment of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Suwanee, USA.
Caleb M FindleyDepartment of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Suwanee, USA.
Lynn M WatersDepartment of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Suwanee, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Calvarial thickening can occur as a reaction to various intracranial conditions, most commonly due to chronic pressure from adjacent mass lesions. We report the case of a 21-year-old female cadaver found to have unilateral thickening of the right parietal bone during routine anatomy lab dissection. The available medical history noted a malignant brain tumor. Measurements showed the right parietal bone to be 7.2 mm thick, which is greater than what is considered normal. No other skeletal abnormalities were noted. The isolated thickening is most consistent with tumor-related osteoblastic activity. This case underscores the value of examining post-mortem bony changes to better understand intracranial disease.

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calvariahyperostosisintracranial tumorsmalignant brain neoplasmparietal bone

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PMID41510481
PMCPMC12774614

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