In the present study, the frontal and facial features of 112 populations from around the world are compared in terms of frontal and facial flatness measurements. Univariate analyses and canonical correlation analysis were applied to six indices representing flatness of frontal and facial bones. The deep infraglabellar notch, marked prognathism, and flat frontal bone show distinctive Australian/...

Desmoplastic fibroma is a benign but locally aggressive tumor arising usually from the mandible, pelvis and long bones with a potential for recurrence. We report a case of desmoplastic fibroma of the frontal bone in a young male.

Intraosseous hemangioma is a rare bone tumor accounting for 0.7% to 1.0% of all bone tumors. It can occur at all ages but is most common in the fourth and fifth decades of life and has a female preponderance (3:1) [1]. Intraosseous hemangiomas are usually found in the vertebral column and rarely seen in the calvarium. Among the calvarial bones, the parietal bone is the most commonly involved, f...

Chondromyxoid fibroma of frontal bone is a rare lesion. Plain skull films showed a round radiolucent mass with a sclerotic margin. It was dense on plain CT scan and showed no convincing contrast enhancement. MR imaging showed low signal intensity relative to gray matter on T1-weighted image (500/20), isointensity on proton-density image (2000/30), high intensity on T2-weighted image, and marked...

A 37-year-old woman, previously healthy with no history of trauma, presented with a scalp swelling of the left frontal region. The swelling was present for the last one year and had gradually increased in size with recent localized headache. The patient had no neurologic deficit. Local examination showed a painful local swelling of about 25 mm in diameter in the left frontal area and appeared t...

The development of the mammalian skull is a complex process that requires multiple tissue interactions and a balance of growth and differentiation. Disrupting this balance can lead to changes in the shape and size of skull bones, which can have serious clinical implications. For example, insufficient ossification of the bony elements leads to enlarged anterior fontanelles and reduced mechanical...

BACKGROUND Pott's puffy tumour is characterized by a fluctuate swelling of the frontal region as a result of osteomyelitis of the frontal bone. This inflammatory lesion may propagate endocranially, resulting in acute meningitis, epidural abscess, subdural empyema, cavernous sinus trombophlebitis, cerebritis, and frontal lobe abscess of the brain. CASE REPORT We present an unusual case of a 33...