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.
Department of Radiology, Pontificial Catholic University, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Luciana Cardoso
LC
Fonseca
João Batista
JB
de Freitas
Pedro Hernane
PH
Maciel
Marcelo Gusmão Paraiso
MG
Cavalcanti
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