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Post-Traumatic Peripheral Giant Osteoma in the Frontal Bone

Osteomas are benign, slow-growing tumors that most frequently occur in the craniomaxillofacial region. These tumors are mostly asymptomatic and are generally found incidentally. A giant osteoma is generally considered to be greater than 30 mm in diameter or 110 g in weight. A 35-year-old female pres...

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Autores principales: Kim, Seong Hwan, Lim, Dong Seob, Lee, Do Hun, Kim, Kyung Pil, Hwang, Jae Ha, Kim, Kwang Seog, Lee, Sam Yong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5759665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29349054
http://dx.doi.org/10.7181/acfs.2017.18.4.273
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Sumario:Osteomas are benign, slow-growing tumors that most frequently occur in the craniomaxillofacial region. These tumors are mostly asymptomatic and are generally found incidentally. A giant osteoma is generally considered to be greater than 30 mm in diameter or 110 g in weight. A 35-year-old female presented to us with complaints of a firm mass that showed continuous growth on the forehead following trauma. A hairline incision was made to expose the osteoma. Biopsy of the tumor confirmed a osteoma. There were no complications after surgery. Postoperative computed tomography revealed that the tumor was completely removed. Because a peripheral giant osteoma of the frontal bone with a history of trauma is a rare finding, thorough history-taking, physical examination, and preoperative imaging tests are needed for patients with a history of trauma to rule out a giant osteoma.