Repositioning of craniofacial tumorous bone after autoclaving.
Thirteen bone tumours that were invading the craniofacial skeleton were operated on by intracranial procedures. The resected tumorous bone was autoclaved and put back. Follow up of no less than one year included 122mTc scanning, computed tomography, radiography, bone biopsy and clinical examination. In every case, when rigidly fixed, most of the autoclaved bone was gradually revitalised by invading new and normal bone. We conclude that autoclaved bone will be replaced by normal bone, and that the present technique is justified for reconstruction of complicated structures or large areas of bone after operations for tumours invading the craniofacial skeleton.
Lauritzen
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Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Göteborg, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Sweden.
Alberius
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Santanelli
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Vällfors
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B
Lilja
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Stephensen
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H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods; D013667:Technetium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D013667:Technetium