Management of the large cranial osteoma: experience with 13 adult patients

• Published in: Acta neurochirurgica Vol. 147; no. 11; pp. 1151 - 1155
• Main Author: Izci, Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Austria Springer Nature B.V 01-11-2005
• Subjects: Acrylates - adverse effects; Acrylates - therapeutic use; Adult; Craniotomy - methods; Craniotomy - statistics & numerical data; Frontal Bone - diagnostic imaging; Frontal Bone - pathology; Frontal Bone - surgery; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - epidemiology; Osteoma - diagnostic imaging; Osteoma - physiopathology; Osteoma - surgery; Parietal Bone - diagnostic imaging; Parietal Bone - pathology; Parietal Bone - surgery; Polyethylene - therapeutic use; Prostheses and Implants - trends; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - instrumentation; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Skull - diagnostic imaging; Skull - pathology; Skull - surgery; Skull Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Skull Neoplasms - physiopathology; Skull Neoplasms - surgery; Surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 0001-6268; 0942-0940
• DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0605-4

Large osteomas are benign, slow-growing and rare neoplasms of the skull, which are usually asymptomatic but may need surgical resection.
We reported a series of 13 adult patients who had large cranial osteomas and who underwent surgical treatment over a period of 5 years. All of the patients were male and the mean age was 21.8 years.
Craniectomy associated with cranioplasty was performed in 10 patients and drilling of the bone tumor was performed in 3 patients. Tumour regrowth was not observed in any patient.
Although most of the cranial osteomas are asymptomatic, surgical treatment is indicated for large ones. Each patient must be individualized and the selection of the type of surgery depends on the shape and growth pattern of the osteoma.