Volume : IX, Issue : III, March - 2019

SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF NEUROCRANIAL VAULT OSTEOMAS- A SINGLE CENTER STUDY

A. R. Baskar, S. Rajkumar, P. Pallavan

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AIM: To study the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of osteomas involving the neuro cranial vault region. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted from January 2015 to December 2018 in department of Neurosurgery,Government Stanley Medical College. A total of 22 cases in the age group of 30 to 45 years were managed with surgical excision. The diagnosis based on radiographic and clinical features and histological confirmation of the biopsy specimen. The total follow–up period ranged from 3 to 24 months. Results: Total number of cases are 22(Male case–1,Female cases–21). 18 cases are frontal bone osteomas, three cases are parietal bone osteomas and one case of occipital bone involvement. All cases surgically managed by excision biopsy. No significant postoperative complications recorded in our study. Absolutely no recurrence in the follow up period. Conclusion: Osteomas affect all age groups and mostly in females. They are clinically asymptomatic till they become large in size.Most of the patients came for cosmetic reasons and head ache and local pain.Complete surgical excision is the mainstay of management. Surgery is indicated when lesion is symptomatic or progressively enlarging. Scalp incision based on the site of osteomas, cosmetically based on Langers line or inside the hair line

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SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF NEUROCRANIAL VAULT OSTEOMAS- A SINGLE CENTER STUDY, A.R.BASKAR, S.RAJKUMAR, P.PALLAVAN INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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