Desmoplastic fibroma of the temporal bone.
A desmoplastic fibroma is a rare entity in the temporal bone. An 86-year-old woman was seen for evaluation of ear discharge and stenosis of the ear canal with a mass involving the post-auricular region. The tumor was found to be a desmoplastic fibroma. The clinical picture, pathology, diagnosis and prognosis of the tumor are discussed.
Okuno
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Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University School of Medicine, Japan.
Yamamichi
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Watanabe
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Tokita
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*