Open AccessA Very Rare Benign Giant Osteoma in Tempero-parieto-occipital Region
Author(s) -
Mahamudul Haque Morshed,
Uzzal Kumer Sadhu Khan,
Saiful Hoque,
T. N. Roy,
Hafiz Asif Raihan,
Asit Chandra Sarker
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2664-7915
pISSN - 2411-6637
DOI - 10.3329/bjns.v9i2.44896
Subject(s) - osteoma , skull , anatomy , neurosurgery , medicine , occipital bone , radiology
Osteoma is a slow growing benign mesenchymalosteoblastic tumor formed by maturebone tissue. The most common site reported is the fronto-ethmoidal region andneighboring sinuses.Involvement of the temporal and occipital squama is extremelyrare. Like giant osteomas in other locations of the skull, they can reach large volumesbut are essentially benign and potentially curable by excision.The author present acase of giant osteoma in Temporo-Parieto-Occipital region in a teenage girl.
Bang. J Neurosurgery 2020; 9(2): 173-177