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Case 62

Hyperostosis frontalis interna

Thick skulled

Findings

There is abnormal thickening of the inner table of the skull, affecting the frontal bone. The third image is a further example in another patient.

This is a benign variant, more common in elderly women.

Skull Skull Skull

Diagnosis

Hyperostosis frontalis interna

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