Skeletal cavernous hemangiomas of the frontal bone with orbital roof and rim involvement.

Author: Bommie Florence SEO ¹ ; Kyo Joon KANG ; Sung No JUNG ; Jun Hee BYEON
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1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea. byeon@catholic.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Skeletal cavernous hemangioma; Orbital roof; Orbital rim; Calvarial bone graft
MeSH: Frontal Bone*; Hemangioma, Cavernous*; Orbit*; Transplants
From:Archives of Craniofacial Surgery 2018;19(3):214-217
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Skeletal cavernous hemangiomas are rare, benign tumors that may involve the supraorbital rim and orbital roof. However, such involvement is extremely rare. We report a case of skeletal cavernous hemangioma of the frontal bone involving the orbital roof and rim. En bloc excision and reconstruction, using a calvarial bone graft for the orbital roof and rim defect, was performed. It is important not only to perform total excision of skeletal cavernous hemangiomas, but to properly reconstruct the defects after the total excision since several complications can arise from an orbital roof and rim defect.