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. 2016 Nov 4;10(1):1–10. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1592087

Table 1. Literature review of craniofacial intraosseous hemangioma.

Author Age/Sex Side, size Duration Pain Ocular findings H/o Trauma Imaging Management Surgical approach Reconstruction Bleeding Follow-up, Recurrence
1 Schofield (1950)22 1/M R, 1 cm 3 mo N ? N X-ray: bone mass with displacement of orbital floor Excision Infraorbital Not required ? ?
2 Sherman and Wilner (1961)23 46/F L, 2.5 cm 2 y N ? ? X-ray: lytic lesion, sunray Excision ? ? ? ?
3 Walker and McHenry (1965)17 40/F L, 1.5 cm 4 y Y ? N X-ray: radiotranslucent with trabeculated appearance Excision Lower lateral orbital rim Not required ? No recurrence
4 Walker and McHenry (1965)17 10/F L, 1.5 cm 5 mo Y N Y, 6–8 wk prior to presentation X-ray: irregularity with bony spicules radiating outward Excision Lower lateral orbital rim Not required ? No recurrence
5 Davis and Morgan (1974)24 47/F L, 2 cm 2 y Y ? ? X-ray: reticulated internal pattern; carotid arteriogram with tumor “blush” Ligation of left ECA, excision Infraorbital Autogenous rib graft 6 mo after excision ? ?
6 Brackup et al (1980)25 46/F R, 1 cm 2 mo Y N N X-ray: honeycomb, sunray; T99 scan: increased nucleotide concentration Excision Orbital floor fracture approach Not required Y, during excision ?
7 Marshak (1980)2 53/F R, 2 × 2.5 cm 1.5 y Y ? h/o Caldwell-Luc for chronic suppurative sinusitis 21 y prior X-ray: reticulated honeycomb Excision Lower blepharoplasty Filled with pedicled infratemporal fatty tissue ? 2 y, no recurrence
8 Marshak (1980)2 35/F L, 2 cm 1 y Y Y, Superior displacement of globe N X-ray: reticulated, internal pattern Excision Lower blepharoplasty Filled with pedicled infratemporal fatty tissue Y, during excision 20 mo, no recurrence
9 Schmidt (1982)26 43/F R, 5 × 7 mm ? N ? Y X-ray: sunburst Excision Lower blepharoplasty Layer of Surgicel N No recurrence
10 Har-El et al (1986)27 60/M R, 4 cm 2 y Y ? N X-ray: tumor in the maxillary sinus; CT: mass originates in zygomatic bone Caldwell-Luc Infraorbital Not required ? ?
11 Har-El et al (1987)28 43/F L, 1.5 × 1.5 cm 2 y N ? N X-ray: irregular reticular internal pattern Excision Infraorbital Silicone layer in pentagon shape N 10 y, no recurrence
12 Har-El et al (1987)28 58/M R, 2 × 2 cm 3 mo N Y, upward displacement of orbital floor N X-ray: space-occupying lesion with upward displacement of orbital floor Excision Infraorbital Silicone layer cut into shape of excised specimen N ?
13 Warman and Myssiorek (1989)29 38/F L, 3.5 × 2 cm 4 mo Y ? N X-ray: inconclusive; CT: well-circumscribed, fibrous dysplasia; MRI: isointense T1, hyperintense on T2 En bloc excision ? Iliac crest bone graft Y, during biopsy 1 y, no recurrence
14 Jeter et al (1990)30 1 day old/M L, 1 cm ? Y N N/A X-ray: poorly defined loss of cortex Ligated and divided left ECA; excision Weber-Fergusson via cleft lip Not required N 6 y, no recurrence
15 Jeter et al (1990)30 50/F L, 1.5 cm 1 y N ? N X-ray: radiolucent lesion; ECA and ICA angiograms Complete resection Subciliary Iliac crest bone graft ? 4 y, no recurrence
16 Nishimura et al (1990)31 69/M L, ? 5 y ? Y, ptosis ? CT: expansive soft-tissue density; MRI: T1 low signal intensity and T2 high signal intensity; selective common carotid angiography Preoperative embolization; Complete resection Hemi-coronal with preauricular extension Vascularized outer-table calvarial bone flap N 4 wk, no recurrence
17 Clauser et al (1991)32 56/F R, 3 cm 4 y N ? ? CT; right ECA arteriogram Complete resection Bicoronal and subciliary Split calvarial bone graft N ?
18 Clauser et al (1991)32 35/F L, 2.5 cm 1 y Y ? ? CT; left ECA arteriogram Complete resection Bicoronal and subciliary Split thickness calvarial graft ? ?
19 Cuesta Gil and Navarro-Vila (1992)33 12/F L, 4 × 5 cm 4 y Y Y, superior displacement of globe N X-ray: radiopaque, sunburst; left carotid arteriogram: tumor “blush” Preoperative embolization; Complete resection Coronal and infraorbital Inner table of parietal bone ? 3 y, no recurrence
20 De Ponte et al (1995)34 60/M R, ? ? N ? ? CT Preoperative embolization; Radical excision Hemicoronal and subciliary 2 calvarial grafts N ?
21 De Ponte et al (1995)34 43/F R, ? ? ? ? ? CT Preoperative embolization; Radical excision ? Calvarial graft N ?
22 Hirano et al (1997)35 42/F R, 1.5 cm 16 mo N ? N CT: radiolucent intraosseous tumor Excision ? Hydroxyapatite implant block ? 4 y, no recurrence
23 Hirano et al (1997)35 46/M R, 1.5 cm 1 y N ? N CT: low-density tumor without invasion Excision ? Hydroxyapatite implant block ? 8 mo, no recurrence
24 Pinna 199715 56/F R, ? 4 y N N ? CT: honeycomb; right ECA angiography negative Complete resection ? Full-thickness calvarial graft ? ?
25 Pinna et al (1997)15 35/F L, ? 1 y Y ? ? X-ray: radiolucent lesion; CT: sunburst; Left ECA angiography negative Complete resection Coronal and subciliary Partial-thickness calvarial graft ? ?
26 Savastano et al (1997)36 41/F R, 3 × 1 cm 12 y Y ? N CT: mixed density mass Complete resection Hemicoronal and subciliary Calvarial flap pedicled on temporalis fascia Y, during resection 8 mo, no recurrence
27 Kiratli and Orhan (1998)37 36/M R, 1.5 × 1 cm 10 y N N N CT: lytic lesion in maxilla; MRI: 3 y after CT, 3 lesions, one in right zygoma Refused N/A N/A N/A N/A
28 Konior et al (1999)12 45/F R, 2 cm 6 mo ? N ? X-ray: radiolucent; bone scan: increased radionucleotide uptake; CT: suggestive of fibrous dysplasia Complete resection Sublabial-subciliary approach Split calvarial bone graft Y, during biopsy 6 mo, no recurrence
29 Moore et al (2001)3 31/F L, 2.5 cm 3 mo N Y, progressive dystopia N CT: spoke-wheel appearance; MRI: high T2 signal intensity; arteriogram: cluster of grapes Preoperative embolization; Incisional biopsy; En bloc resection Subciliary Medpor for zygoma, titanium mesh for orbital floor; Alloderm patch for maxillary sinus Y, during biopsy ?
30 Sary et al (2001)38 46/M R, 1.5 × 1.5 cm 5 y ? ? ? CT: varying bony and soft-tissue densities Complete resection Subciliary Porous polyethylene block was carved to fit into defect ? 2 y, no recurrence
31 Koybasi et al (2003)8 33/F R, 2 × 1 cm 2 mo N ? ? CT: hypointense intraosseous mass, honeycomb Complete resection ? Hydroxyapatite material N 1.5 y, no recurrence
32 Leibovitch et al (2003)39 47/F R, ? 2 y N ? ? CT: honeycomb En bloc resection Temporal skin incision ? Y, during resection 2 y, no recurrence
33 Taylan et al (2003)14 30/M L, 2 × 1 cm 3 mo N ? N CT: spongy bony appearance with lobulation Partial resection Subciliary and gingivobuccal Not required ? No recurrence
34 Ramchandani et al (2004)20 38/F L, 4 cm ? N Y, orbital floor fracture Y, 2 y prior X-ray: radiopaque; CT: trabeculated mass, orbital floor fracture Incisional biopsy Hemicoronal Pedicled calvarial flap Y, during biopsy ?
35 Yan et al (2005)40 46/F L, 2 × 2 × 1.5 cm 2 y ? N ? CT: high-density mass with clear boundary Excision Anterior orbitotomy Not required ? 2 y, no recurrence
36 Yan et al (2005)40 50/F R, 2 × 2 × 1.5 cm 6 mo ? N ? CT: bony thickening Excision Lower lateral orbital rim Not required ? 6 mo, no recurrence
37 Cheng et al (2006)7 50/F R, 1.4 × 1.2 cm ? N N ? ? Partial resection with local recurrence; complete resection after 3 y ? ? ? 6 mo, recurrence
38 Riveros et al (2006)41 72/F L, ? ? N Y, intraocular mass during routine eye exam, proptosis, superior and inferior restriction of eye motility N MRI; CT Orbitotomy with incisional biopsy; surveillance ? N/A ? N/A
39 Zins et al (2006)42 36/F L, 2.5 × 2.5 cm ? ? ? ? CT: salt and pepper appearance Complete resection Coronal, subciliary, intraoral Full-thickness left parietal bone ? 6 y, no recurrence
40 Gómez et al (2008)13 35/F R, 4 cm 3 y N N ? CT: well-defined, hypodense, reticular pattern, honeycomb, soap bubble En bloc resection Sublabial-subciliary approach and bicoronal flap Outer table calvarial bone graft; pediculated temporoparietal galea-pericranium flap; Bichat fatty ball flap to isolate maxillary sinus Y, during biopsy 1 y, no recurrence
41 Valentini et al (2008)43 57/M L, ? ? Y ? N CT: lytic lesion Incisional biopsy; complete resection Semicoronal, lower eyelid Right 5th rib ? ?
42 Arribas-Garcia et al (2009)19 42/F L, 3 cm “several years” N ? ? CT: expansile and lytic lesion; repeat CT; MRI Surveillance for 5 years; Complete resection Intraoral and coronal Alloplastic prosthesis ? 1 y, no recurrence
43 Madge et al (2009)44 49/F R, ? 1.5 y Y N ? MRI: enhanced contrast; CT Excision Transconjunctival swinging eyelid Not required N ?
44 Srinivasan et al (2009)9 66/F R, 3 × 3 cm 4 y N N N CT: radiating spoke wheel Excision ? Not required N 2.5 y, no recurrence
45 Defazio et al (2012)10 58/F R, 1 × 1.5 cm 2 y N N Y CT: sunburst; MRI: T2 with high signal intensity Incisional biopsy; Surveillance ? Not required ? ?
46 Defazio et al (2012)10 53/F R, 1 × 1.8 cm ? Y ? N CT and MRI consistent with dx of intraosseous venous malformation Initial incisional biopsy non-diagnostic; Surveillance; Complete resection 2 y later ? Split calvarial bone graft ? ?
47 Defazio et al (2012)10 49/M R, 1 cm 6 mo N N N CT: honeycomb Complete resection ? Bone harvested from zygomatic buttress ? ?
48 Dhupar et al (2012)45 34/F L, 4 × 3 × 2 cm 7 y Y ? Y, 7 y prior to presentation X-ray: honeycomb; CT: mixed density lesion Incisional biopsy; complete resection Lateral canthotomy Not required Y, during biopsy ?
49 Marcinow et al (2012)46 47/M L, 2 × 2.5 cm 6 mo Y N N CT: ground-glass Complete resection Sublabial and transconjunctival ? ? ?
50 Present case 15/M R, 3.8 × 2.6 × 2.6 cm 3 mo N N N CT; MRI; arteriograms Incisional biopsy; en bloc resection Transconjunctival and intraoral Custom-fabricated polyether-ether ketone implant N 1 y, no recurrence

Abbreviations: ?, unknown; CT, computed tomography; ECA, -----; F, female; M, male; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; mo, month; N, no; wk, week; Y, yes; y, year.