Vol.99 No.9 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 99 No. 9 September 2006
A Case of Polyostotoic Fibrous Dysplasia
Makoto Miyamoto, Masayuki Minamino, Satoshi Chikano,
Masao Yagi and Toshio Yamashita
(Kansai Medical University)
We report a 47-year-old woman with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. She complained of a painless swelling of the left cheek since she was two years old. A craniofacial CT examination showed sclerotic changes of the left maxilla, sphenoid and temporal bone. Bone scintigraphy showed high uptakes at not only these craniofacial bones but also thoracic vertebrae, rib, left humerus and pelvis. A biopsy of the left maxilla bone was performed, and a histopathological examination showed fibrous dysplasia. Therefore, we diagnosed her as having polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. At present, the left maxillary tumor has not progressed. We are continuing careful follow-up.
Key words :
polyostotic fibrous dysplsia, craniofacial bones, fibrous dysplasia