Bone Osteoma Case Study Examples

An Osteoma is a benign tumor made of bone, and they can appear anywhere in the body. “Osteomas of the temporal bone are rare, slow growing neoplasms.” These specific types of osteomas can occur anywhere on the temporal bone. Lesions can appear if these osteomas are not treated properly. This particular study focused on osteomas of the temporal bone in young adults, ranging from ages twelve to fifteen, consisting of five young women and 4 young men. During a 9 year period, from January 1999 to December 2007, all patients had been radiologically and histopathologically tested for proven temporal bone osteoma. A CT scan had been completed for all nine patients, five out of the nine had extracanalicular osteoma, and the other four had “osteoma