Kyung-Soo Nah1. 1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to present the clinical features of a case series of osteomas in the craniofacial region and to compare them with those described in the dental literatures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study of 18 patients diagnosed with osteomas in the craniofacial region was performed. The age, gender, location, symptoms, and the radiological findings were recorded. RESULTS: There were 13 women and 5 men from 18 years to 69 years of age (mean age, 42±27 years). Fourteen osteomas were found in the mandible (78%), two in frontal sinus, one in sphenoid bone, and one in maxilla. CONCLUSION: Osteomas are benign tumors composed of mature compact bone or cancellous bone. They are essentially restricted to the craniofacial skeleton and rarely, if ever, are diagnosed in other bones.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to present the clinical features of a case series of osteomas in the craniofacial region and to compare them with those described in the dental literatures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study of 18 patients diagnosed with osteomas in the craniofacial region was performed. The age, gender, location, symptoms, and the radiological findings were recorded. RESULTS: There were 13 women and 5 men from 18 years to 69 years of age (mean age, 42±27 years). Fourteen osteomas were found in the mandible (78%), two in frontal sinus, one in sphenoid bone, and one in maxilla. CONCLUSION:Osteomas are benign tumors composed of mature compact bone or cancellous bone. They are essentially restricted to the craniofacial skeleton and rarely, if ever, are diagnosed in other bones.
Authors: Natalia Tavares de Souza; Renan Carlos Lopes Cavalcante; Maria Aparecida de Albuquerque Cavalcante; Wagner Hespanhol; Marcello Rodrigues de Oliveira; Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira; Thais Machado de Carvalho Coutinho; Lucio Souza Gonçalves Journal: BMC Res Notes Date: 2017-12-08