title: Early resorption of an artificial bone graft made of calcium phosphate for cranioplasty: case report.
abstract: The treatment of uncomplicated osteoma consists of an en bloc resection, or curettage, of the tumor, followed by cranioplasty. Here, we present a case report of a patient treated for a parietal osteoma, followed by a calcium phosphate cranioplasty, with early resorption after 3 months, which was presented by a sinking flap above the resection area. This case suggests that synthetic cranioplasty should be preferred, even in small skull-gap areas.
authors.affiliation: Division of Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bernardo Assumpção
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: de Monaco
authors.forename: Erich Talamoni
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Fonoff
authors.forename: Manoel Jacobsen
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Teixeira
keywords: bone cement; calcium phosphate; cranioplasty; osteoma; resorption