title: Maxillary and temporal fibrous dysplasia: three cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a benign, expansile lesion of bone with slow progression and unknown origin. The purpose of this report is to make physicians aware of the symptoms, methods for differential diagnosis, and treatment options.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three cases of monostotic FD are presented; two involving the maxillary sinus, and one in temporal bone. CT scans are the definitive diagnostic and follow-up method. Surgical approaches to alleviate the symptoms, including facial deformity, are described.
  
  
  RESULTS
  FD went undiagnosed for three years in these patients. All three patients were relieved of the symptoms by limited surgery, and remained asymptomatic for up to two years after the surgery, with no signs of recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Practitioners should be alert to the possibility of FD, particularly if patients develop narrowing of the ear canal, or progressive postauricular or maxillofacial enlargement. Minimal surgery to alleviate the symptoms is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Van, Turkey. fkiroglu@email.com
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kiroğlu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuca
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cankaya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kutluhan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005358:Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013701:Temporal Bone; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome