title: Intraosseous vascular anomaly (haemangioma) of the zygoma.
abstract: Intraosseous vascular anomalies are rare, and although they have been described in the facial skeleton, those occurring in the zygomatic bone are extremely rare. We report the case of a 38-year-old woman who presented with a painless hard swelling in the left zygomatic prominence, which was diagnosed as a cavernous haemangioma after a bone biopsy. The further management of this lesion in discussed, with particular reference to surgical resection and reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, UK. parkash.r@ukgateway.net
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Ramchandani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sabesan
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Mellor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015050:Zygoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery