title: [Ossifying fibroma in the cranial vault. Case report].
abstract: Ossifying fibroma is relatively common in the maxilla, but rare in the cranial vault. A 10-year-old girl was referred for painful swelling of the left temporal region. On admission, she presented no abnormal physical and neurological findings except for the painful swelling. Plain skull X-ray films showed a radiolucent lesion of the left temporal bone about 4 cm in diameter, with a hyperostotic area of the parietal side. Computed tomography scan using bone window level also showed an abnormal density lesion in the same site. Curettage of this tumor was performed from a cosmetic point of view and at the family's petition. Histological examination showed vascular fibrous tissue in which lamellar bone was surrounded by osteoblasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kochi Medical School.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzui
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizobuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurisaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Enzan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed