LITERATURE-REVIEW - SINUS PERICRANII

Sinus pericranii is a rare circumscribed fluctuating vascular swelling oi the scalp that communicates with the intracranial venous system. I t has been associated with other intracranial vascular malformations. The tumour is usually round, fluctuant, nonpulsatile, and disappears w ith compression. Its size increases during manoeuvers that increase th e intracranial pressure. Approximately 100 cases were reported in the literature. The antecedents, different surgical procedures, differenti al diagnoses, and associated malformations were reviewed.