[Ossifying fibroma of the mastoid area].
Ossifying fibromas are rare fibro-osseous lesions occurring in maxilla or mandible. However, there have been reports of the lesion developing in nasal bones, paranasal sinus or the eye socket. We describe here a case of ossifying fibroma in the temporal bone with a review of the current literature.
Maeso-Plaza
Ana María
AM
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital de Móstoles, Madrid, Spain. anammmaeso@hotmail.com
Gómez-Ullate Alvear
Juan
J
Ortega del Alamo
Primitivo
P
D005260:Female; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008416:Mastoid; D008875:Middle Aged; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery