Desmoplastic fibroma of the occipital bone in adult female: A case report

Abstract

Desmoplastic fibroma is a primary locally aggressive bone tumor which is exceedingly rare in the cranial bones. We report the first case of occipital bone desmoplastic fibroma. A 33-year-old female patient, presented with swelling over her occiput, started to enlarge progressively two years ago. Brain CT showed right occipital extracranial lesion of heterogenous density, based on the outer table with underlying bone sclerosis. Patient operated with complete excision and curettage of the involved skull bone. Histopathological examination reported the lesion as desmoplastic fibroma.

Keywords

• Desmoplastic fibroma
• Skull lesions
• Occipital bone
• Case report