Skull vault osteoma

Case contributed by Servet Kahveci
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

A small, painless, hard swelling on forehead

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Lateral skull x-ray shows a well-defined, oval, sessile osseous lesion at the point of lump, consistent with skull vault osteoma.

Case Discussion

Skull vault osteomas may present as painless, hard swelling and most commonly occur in frontal and parietal bones.

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