title: Cranial bone grafts in forehead reconstruction after resection for benign tumors.
abstract: Cranial bone graft was first used in forehead reconstruction by Muller and König as early as 1890. Because cranial bone graft is the ideal material for almost all facial and skull repairs, surgeons have subsequently used this technique to repair skull defects. In fact, membranous bone (calvaria) is superior to endochondral bone (ilium, rib) and maintains its volume to a significantly greater extent than endochondral bone.The authors, after reviewing the literature, report 3 cases of forehead benign tumors treated by resection and primary reconstruction using cranial bone grafts. The preoperative computed tomographic scanning should lead to appropriate diagnosis and treatment planning, which includes total excision and primary bone grafting of the defect to prevent soft-tissue contraction.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Cranio Maxillo Facial Surgery, Center for Craniofacial Deformities & Orbital Surgery, St Anna Hospital and University, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tieghi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Consorti
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banchini
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Elia
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Illiano
authors.forename: Luigi C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Clauser
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010016:Osteoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012886:Skull / Q000637:transplantation*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome