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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

Overview

Surgery is the mainstay of therapy. Surgical intervention is only recommended for the management of symptomatic osteoma.

Surgery

• Treatment for an osteoma that is causing symptoms is surgery.
• The types of surgery that may be used are:
  • Medial maxillectomy with a lateral rhinotomy incision: removal of part of the upper jaw bone through an incision along the side of the nose
  • Craniofacial resection: rebuilding the bones of the face and skull
  • Endoscopic resection: removal of the osteoma through a thin tube inserted into the sinus area
• Surgery and an endoscopic resection may be used together to try to completely remove the tumor.