title: Osseous and fibro-osseous conditions affecting the craniofacial bones.
abstract: Fifty-eight patients with osseous or fibro-osseous conditions affecting the craniofacial bones are reviewed in order to determine difficulty of diagnosis, natural history, and management. In many patients separation into individual categories is possible on clinical grounds alone. However, by correlating clinical examination with radiological and histological findings, it is clear that each of the pathological conditions discussed is a separate entity and not merely part of a broad spectrum of bony disorders.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005147:Facial Bones; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology