title: Rare bone disorder affecting the temporal bone.
abstract: Fibrous dysplasia is an uncommon benign disorder of unknown etiology. Rarely, it presents isolated in the temporal bone. We present three cases of monostotic fibrous dysplasia that involved the entire temporal bone.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Hospital Queen Elizabeth, P.O. Box 2029, 88586 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sreetharan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hazim
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed