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SUBMITTER: Saxena S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6848437 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Saxena Shalini S Ashwin V G VG Rajinikanth D D
Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India 20190101 Suppl 1
Osteomas are benign, slow growing, usually sessile osteogenic tumors of unknown etiology. They arise from proliferation of either cancellous or compact bone. They can be central, peripheral or extra-skeletal based on their origin from endosteum, periosteum or extra-skeletal soft tissue respectively. They are commonly found in the skull and facial bones, the most common site in the maxillofacial region being paranasal sinuses. Among the jaw bones the most common site is the mandible. The hard pal ...[more]