title: Giant cell reparative granuloma of the temporal bone.
abstract: Giant cell reparative granuloma (GCRG) is an uncommon non-neoplastic lesion that typically occurs in the mandible and maxilla: however, its involvement with the temporal bone is rare. It is usually misdiagnosed as a giant cell tumor. Although regarded as a benign process, GCRG may be locally aggressive. In this paper, we describe two cases of GCRG of the temporal bone and review the pertinent literature published in English. The clinical course, histological evaluation, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of GCRG of the temporal bone were investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology--Head Neck Surgery and Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China. liujunent@yahoo.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed