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.
Figueiredo
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Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
Vellutini
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E
Velasco
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O
Siqueira
M
M
Bougar
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P
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000601:surgery