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Osteoma external appearance.
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On examination, there was a bony hard, sessile, and nontender swelling, 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm in dimensions (Figure 1), and the overlying skin was free.
(a) Osteoma in axial cut CT scan. (b) Osteoma in coronal cut CT scan.
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All routine laboratory tests were normal and computed tomography (CT) of the right temporal region revealed a radiodense broad based swelling in the right mastoid and squamous temporal bone (Figure 2).
(a) Osteoma after freeing it all around before its excision. (b) The specimen after removal.
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A groove was drilled around the base and the osteoma was chiseled out in total (Figure 3).