osteomas
Benign skeletal tumors
Osteomas are benign bone tumors—slow-growing, noncancerous masses of bone tissue.
They typically appear on the skull or facial bones and often cause no symptoms, discovered incidentally on X-rays.
When they do cause problems, it's usually from pressing on nearby structures: The osteomas were compressing her sinuses.
Singular: osteoma.
Head's bone casing
- frontal boneSkull plate above eyes
- ethmoidPerforated skull bone
- sphenoidButterfly-shaped cranial bone
- orbitCurved celestial path
mandible · maxilla · cranium · calvaria · zygoma · nasal bone · jaw · forehead
Harmless abnormal growth
Tomographic diagnostic imaging
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- imagingProducing visual representations
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
bone scan · radiopaque · sclerotic · hyperdense · differential diagnosis · histopathology · biopsy · radiologist
Attentive watching or remark
- watchful waitingMonitoring before acting
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- curettageSurgical tissue removal procedure
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
Cranial pain
- facial painDiscomfort in the countenance
- sinusitisInflamed nasal cavities
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- diplopiaSeeing duplicated images
skull
Head's bone casing
- frontal boneSkull plate above eyes
- ethmoidPerforated skull bone
- sphenoidButterfly-shaped cranial bone
orbit · mandible · maxilla · cranium · calvaria · zygoma · nasal bone · jaw · forehead · eye socket
benign tumor
Harmless abnormal growth
sessile · solitary · multiple · asymptomatic · slow-growing
CT scan
Tomographic diagnostic imaging
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- imagingProducing visual representations
MRI · bone scan · radiopaque · sclerotic · hyperdense · differential diagnosis · histopathology · biopsy · radiologist · pathologist
observation
Attentive watching or remark
- watchful waitingMonitoring before acting
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- curettageSurgical tissue removal procedure
reconstruction · sinus surgery · neurosurgery · otolaryngologist
headache
Cranial pain
- facial painDiscomfort in the countenance
- sinusitisInflamed nasal cavities
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
osteomaslipomas
Benign adipose tissue masses
fibromas · hemangiomas · myomas · neuromas · adenomas
osteoporosis, osteopath, osteopathy, periosteum, osteocyte, osteopaths, osteopathic, osteopenia