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Cranio-cerebral erosion (growing fracture of the skull in children)

Part I. Pathology

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Seventeen cases of cranio-cerebral erosion were subjected to detailed histopathological study in order to get a better insight into the pathogenesis of this lesion. It was found that the bone and brain at the site and edge of the defect show not only evidence of damage at the time of initial injury, but also of “active” progressive damage months and years later. The possible causes for continuing damage to the brain and bone are discussed.

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  1. S. Roy

    Present address: Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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  1. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    C. Sarkar

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    P. N. Tandon & A. K. Banerji

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Roy, S., Sarkar, C., Tandon, P.N. et al. Cranio-cerebral erosion (growing fracture of the skull in children). Acta neurochir 87, 112–118 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01476061

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