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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
An '''osteoma''' (plural: "osteomata") is a new piece of [[bone]] usually growing on another piece of bone, typically the [[skull]]. It is a [[benign]] [[tumor]]. | An '''osteoma''' (plural: "osteomata") is a new piece of [[bone]] usually growing on another piece of bone, typically the [[skull]]. It is a [[benign]] [[tumor]]. | ||
When the bone tumor grows on other bone it is known as "homoplastic osteoma"; when it grows on other tissue it is called "heteroplastic osteoma". | When the bone tumor grows on other bone it is known as "homoplastic osteoma"; when it grows on other tissue it is called "heteroplastic osteoma". | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
An osteoma (plural: "osteomata") is a new piece of bone usually growing on another piece of bone, typically the skull. It is a benign tumor.
When the bone tumor grows on other bone it is known as "homoplastic osteoma"; when it grows on other tissue it is called "heteroplastic osteoma".