Osteoma: Complications

The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by an osteoma:

Respiratory system (J00-J99)

  • Obstruction of the excretory duct of the paranasal sinus → paranasal sinus mucocele (mucocele = accumulation of mucus).

Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

  • Decreased bone growth

Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99)

  • Endocranial complications – due to an increase in the size of the osteoma, resulting in atrophy (tissue loss) of the dura mater (hard meninges).

Symptoms and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings not classified elsewhere (R00-R99)

  • Chronic pain

Injuries, poisonings, and other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)

  • Pathologic fractures (broken bones) – due to the bone tumor, the affected bone loses strength