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Current Case:

An 86-years old was found to have an expansile, osteolytic lesion in the right occipital bone on a brain MRI.

This was confirmed on PET/CT.

She was referred for a biopsy after the hospital radiologist refused to do it saying it is too dangerous. The truth is this is a simple biopsy, with nothing in the way.

The video describes the case and various different skull biopsies. Here are the others in the frontal, parietal and temporal bones discussed in the past.

Case 58: Left Frontal Skull Bone Osteolytic Lesion Biopsy in a patient with Ca Breast
Left frontal skull bone osteolytic lesion biopsy in a patient with Ca breast
Case 59: When the Parietal Skull Bone Biopsy was Just the Tip of the Iceberg
29-years old with a left parietal bone lesion for CT guided biopsy that led to a cascading set of events including a craniectomy and then the final diagnosis
Case 161: Temporal Bone Biopsy
Different parts of the temporal bone can usually be approached quite easily for CT guided biopsy, depending on the location and pathology.
Case 162: Subgaleal Calvarial Lesion Biopsy
Different parts of the calvarium can usually be approached quite easily for CT guided biopsy, depending on the location and pathology.