Soft-tissue osteoma of the temple

A 65-year-old woman presented with a solid mass on the right temporal area. The mass had grown for over 2 years without any initiating event of trauma or inflammation. Before excision, the patient went through a computed tomography scan, revealing a calcified mass without bony connection. Under gene...

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Published in:Archives of craniofacial surgery 2021, Vol.22 (5), p.276-279
Main Authors: Roh, Si-Gyun, Kim, Yun-Seob, Kim, Jong-Lim, Shin, Jin-Yong, Lee, Nae-Ho
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Language:Korean
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Summary:A 65-year-old woman presented with a solid mass on the right temporal area. The mass had grown for over 2 years without any initiating event of trauma or inflammation. Before excision, the patient went through a computed tomography scan, revealing a calcified mass without bony connection. Under general anesthesia, an excisional biopsy was performed. Microscopic examination confirmed a diagnosis of soft tissue osteoma. Soft tissue osteoma is rare, especially in the head and neck region. Osteomas in the temporal region have not been reported yet. Due to its rarity, osteoma might be misdiagnosed as another soft tissue or bone origin tumor. Its treatment of choice is simple excision. In this review, we present an unusual clinical form of soft tissue osteoma.
ISSN:2287-1152
2287-5603