An Unusual Location of Osteochondroma: Temporal Bone
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.28, no.7, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 28 Issue: 7
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0000000000003593
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Keywords: Cosmetics, head and neck neoplasms, osteochondroma, surgery, temporal bone, OF-THE-LITERATURE
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Osteochondromas are the most common benign tumor of the bones which are cartilage-capped exophytic lesions that arises from the bone cortex. They usually seen in the axial skeleton, especially around the metaphysis of long bone but seldom in the head and neck region. The majority of patients in the head and neck region affect the mandibular area. To our knowledge, this is the first reported patient with an osteochondroma of the temporal bone in the English literature. A patient with temporal bone osteochondroma and its surgical treatment are here described.