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Osteomas are common benign tumours of the paranasal sinuses. The orbit, by sharing the bony walls with the paranasal sinuses, gets affected by these tumours. The frontal bones are the most commonly affected, followed by the ethmoids, maxillary, and sphenoid bones. Primary orbital osteomas are rare, compared to sino-orbital osteomas. There is equal gender distribution, and the average age of presentation is 40–50 years. A multidisciplinary surgical team is often required to manage these patients. The surgery is usually associated with low complication rates and recurrences.
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Amrith, S., Young, S.M., Ting, E., Wu, B., Nga, M.E., Sundar, G. (2019). Osteoma. In: Amrith, S., Sundar, G., Young, S. (eds) Ocular Adnexal Lesions. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3798-7_29
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