Recurred forehead osteoma disseminated after previous osteoma excision: A case report

Figure 1 Preoperative images. A: Preoperative clinical photography of a 54-year-old female patient with disseminated osteoma on the forehead; B: Preoperative computed tomography scan showing wide inoculation of osteoma in the frontal bone.

Figure 2 Intraoperative view. A: Widely disseminated osteoma on the frontal bone; B: Ostectomy with osteotome and mallet; C: Resected bony particles; D: Bone wax application on the excised surface.

Figure 3 Pathological examination of the resected specimen revealed a benign osteoma of the compact bone type, without any cancellous tissue. Multiple osteocytes (black arrow) were identified without active osteoblast (hematoxylin and eosin stain, × 400).

Figure 4 Clinical photograph in the sixth postoperative month. A: Frontal view; B: Worm’s eye view.