title: Traumatic myositis ossificans (ossifying pseudotumor) of temporal muscle.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present the clinical, radiographic, and histological aspects of a case of traumatic myositis ossificans of the temporal muscle. This is a rare, benign ossifying pseudotumor of skeletal muscles. It had developed 3 weeks after trauma to the left temple in a 33-year-old man. Differential diagnostic aspects of traumatic myositis ossificans confirming its benign character are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Rostock University, Germany. bassam.saka@med.uni-rostock.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saka
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stropahl
authors.forename: K K H
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gundlach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013703:Temporal Muscle