ABSTRACT
Three cases of haemangioma of the nasal bone are illustrative of a rare clinical entity. These were treated by current craniofacial surgical techniques. The advantages of this approach are obvious minimising of the facial deformity, obtaining autologous cranial bone graft and rigid fixation to enhance stability and minimise resorption.
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Hemangioma/surgery , Nose Neoplasms/surgery , Adult , Bone Transplantation , Child , Female , Hemangioma/pathology , Humans , Male , Nasal Bone/pathology , Nasal Bone/surgery , Nose Neoplasms/pathology , Skin Transplantation , Surgery, Plastic/methodsABSTRACT
Cementomas are benign jaw tumors that originate from periodontal ligament elements. Four classifications of cementomas are described: periapical fibrous dysplasia, benign cementoblastoma, cementifying fibroma, and florid osseous dysplasia. Usual treatment regimens vary from observation to limited surgical resection based upon tumor type and clinical characteristics. We present an unusual case report of an extensive cementifying fibroma that required mandibular and inferior alveolar nerve resection followed by osseous and neural reconstruction.