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ReviewPediatric radiology2026

The developing spheno-occipital skull base: developmental variants and embryologic remnants that mimic pathology in children.

Carmen R Cerron-Vela, Marcus Meneses, Bethelhem Belachew, Austin Moats, Savvas Andronikou

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Review in Pediatric radiology, 2026. 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.

Carmen R Cerron-VelaDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. cerronvelc@chop.edu.
Marcus MenesesDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Bethelhem BelachewDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Austin MoatsDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Savvas AndronikouDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pediatric skull base develops through a complex sequence of events from fetal development through adolescence and may result in numerous normal variants and embryonic remnants that can mimic pathology on imaging. This review highlights the embryologic basis and imaging appearance of common central skull base developmental variants encountered in children. Focusing on synchondroses, clefts, foramina, notochordal remnants, and pneumatization-related variants, we emphasize age-dependent findings and key imaging features that provide radiologists with a reference to support confident interpretation and the ability to distinguish benign developmental variants from true pathology in children.

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Developmental variantsEmbryonic remnantsSpheno-occipital skull base

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PMID42570095

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