AESTHETIC AND FUNCTIONAL RECONSTRUCTION IN INTRAOSSEUS HEMANGIOMAS OFTHE ZYGOMA

The incidence of intraosseus hemangiomas is very low. The mandible, th e zygoma, the maxilla, and the frontal bone are the most frequent area s of localization in the craniomaxillofacial region. Surgery, without preoperative embolization, is always the best treatment for intraosseu s hemangiomas of the zygoma. The radical removal of the tumor frequent ly causes a contour defect that has to be corrected. Calvarial grafts provide a good solution to the problem of reconstruction of bone loss. They are easy to prepare, near to the implant zone, and they do not r equire changes in the patient's position during the operation. The imp lants fixed by micro- and minifixation systems provide a good function al and aesthetic result. We, after a review of the literature on intra osseus hemangiomas of the craniomaxillofacial region, report two cases of intraosseus hemangiomas of the zygoma in which removal of the tumo r and reconstruction with calvarial grafts have been performed.