title: Radiological case of the month. Monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the temporal bone.
abstract: Computed tomographic scan demonstrating narrowing of the left external auditory canal caused by an expansile bone lesion of the temporal bone (curved arrow). The regional bone was characterized by a "ground-glass" appearance. A small cholesteatoma is located between the tympanic membrane and the bony lesion (black arrow).
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Hasharon Hospital, Golda Medical Center, Petah Tikvah, Israel.
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Talmi
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ziv
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shimberg
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Finkelstein
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zohar
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004424:Ear Canal; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005358:Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed