Giant osteoblastoma of temporal bone. Case report.
Benign osteoblastoma is an uncommon bone tumor accounting for approximately 1% of all bone tumors. There are only 35 cases of skull osteoblastoma reported in the literature. We describe the case of a 23 year old male with a giant osteoblastoma of temporal bone submitted to a total removal of the tumor after an effective embolization of all external carotid branches. The authors discuss diagnostic and management aspects of this uncommon skull tumor.
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
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D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000601:surgery