osteoma cutis

Prevalence of Multiple Miliary Type of Osteoma Cutis in the Maxillofacial Region as an Incidental Finding: A Retrospective Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study

Issue:

Vol 71, Issue 1: 2024

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2018.030

Pages:

33-6

Synopsis:

This study evaluated the prevalence of multiple miliary type of osteoma cutis in the maxillofacial region among patients of Gulhane Training and Research Hospital Dentomaxillofacial Radiology Department. Twenty-two (3.2%) multiple miliary osteoma cutis cases in maxillofacial region were discovered on 691 patients’ cone beam computed tomography scans.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Miliary osteoma cutis (MOC) is a rare variant of osteoma cutis in which multiple fragments of bone formations are embedded in the skin. In general, they are asymptomatic, benign and detected incidentally on radiographic examination.

Received:

07 Feb, 2018

Accepted:

30 May, 2018

Published:

30 Mar, 2024

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