title: Fronto-orbital sphenoidal fibrous dysplasia.
abstract: We report the clinical, radiological, and histological features of an 8-year-old boy with an unusual presentation of fronto-orbital sphenoidal fibrous dysplasia. The various forms of fibrous dysplasia are outlined and the differential diagnosis discussed. An approach to surgical management is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Tours, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dweik
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Destrieux
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Djebbari
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery