osteoma

An osteoma (plural osteomas or less commonly osteomata) is a new piece of bone usually growing as a benign tumour on another piece of bone, typically the skull. When grown on other bone it is known as "homoplastic osteoma"; on other tissue it is called "heteroplastic osteoma".

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Medical condition (new).name: Osteoma
Medical condition (new).image: Ostéome.jpg
Medical condition (new).caption: Osteoma of external auditory meatus

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8,205 papers

Peripheral Osteoma of the Zygoma.The Journal of craniofacial surgery · 2022
[Mastoid osteoma].Vestnik otorinolaringologii · 2023
Cancellous osteoma of the coronoid process: a literature review and rare case report.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2024
Osteoma involving the olfactory groove: evaluation of the risk of a CSF leak during endoscopic surgery.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2020
Juvenile Osteoid Osteoma of the Distal Phalanx of the Second Digit.Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association · 2020

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Commons category: Osteoma
NCI Thesaurus ID: C3296
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100246

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Osteoma represents the most common benign neoplasm of the nose and paranasal sinuses. The cause of osteomas is uncertain, but commonly accepted theories propose embryologic, traumatic, or infectious causes. They are present in Gardner's syndrome.