[Osteoma cutis of the forehead]

HNO. 1985 Dec;33(12):548-50.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A 61-year-old woman with a focus of lamellar bone with bone-marrow in the corium of the forehead skin, the socalled Osteoma Cutis is reported. A review of the literature revealed 416 reports of bone structure in the integument. Osteosis Cutis Faciei is a rare and a harmless illness occurring in women aged 40-80. While the clinical diagnosis causes great problems, the histological appearances of a cutaneous bone-structure can be clearly recognised. The therapy of the cutaneous bone structure is confined to biopsy excision with a good margin of healthy tissue.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Facial Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Forehead
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Nevus, Pigmented / pathology
  • Nose Neoplasms / pathology
  • Osteoma / pathology*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*