Osteomas are benign bony outgrowths (new bone growth) mostly found on the skull and facial bones. If the bone tumor grows on another bone, it is called homoplastic osteoma. If it grows on tissue, it is called eteroplastic osteoma.
Skull base osteomas are slow growing and generally cause no symptoms. However, large osteomas in some locations may cause problems with breathing, vision or hearing.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital is the only hospital in history to be ranked #1 for 21 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.
Teamwork, CF grant help surgeon-scientist, Dr. Gary Gallia, speed up testing of promising chordoma therapies.
Chordoma: Drug screening starts to find new treatment for rare bone cancer
The Chordoma Foundation has awarded a $200,000 grant to Dr. Gary Gallia, a skull-base neurosurgeon and cancer biologist at Johns Hopkins.
The Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center is a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The Hunt for a Brain Tumor Vaccine
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