Temporal bone involvement in cherubism: case report.
Cherubism is a rare benign hereditary fibro-osseous disease involving the mandible and maxilla. We report a case of cherubism in a 10-year-old girl for which the panoramic radiograph was insufficient for diagnosis of the disease. Clinical, histological, and radiological findings were discussed. The CT was taken and it confirmed not only the involvement of the jaws but also of the temporal bone. This was not found in the conventional radiograph.
Fonseca
Luciana Cardoso
LC
Department of Radiology, Pontificial Catholic University, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
de Freitas
João Batista
JB
Maciel
Pedro Hernane
PH
Cavalcanti
Marcelo Gusmão Paraiso
MG
D001706:Biopsy; D002636:Cherubism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008416:Mastoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed