Osteomas of the orbit.
Clinical and histologic features of osteomas are reviewed. Techniques are described for the evaluation of osteomas, including the use of coronal and axial plane computed tomography. A series of 14 patients evaluated at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary over a five-year period is presented. Two of these patients are discussed in detail. Two surgical approaches to osteomas of the frontal sinuses are described. A brow incision is recommended for tumors primarily within the orbit. A coronal incision and osteoplastic operation is recommended for tumors primarily within the sinuses. In one patient, unusually rapid tumor growth is documented by x-rays taken over a three-year period.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010016:Osteoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography