Aggressive osteoblastoma of the temporal bone: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Osteoblastoma can take place in any part of the skeleton. Its occurrence in the calvarium is extremely rare. The aggressive form of osteoblastoma is a rare variant. To our knowledge, this is the second case of aggressive osteoblastoma arising in the temporal bone. We report an 18-year-old p...

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Published inClinical imaging Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 386 - 389
Main Authors Lu, Zhi-hua, Cao, Wen-hong, Qian, Wei-xin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2013
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Adolescent
Aggressive osteoblastoma
Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Bone Neoplasms - pathology
Bone Neoplasms - surgery
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Osteoblastoma - diagnostic imaging
Osteoblastoma - pathology
Osteoblastoma - surgery
Radiation therapy
Radiology
Skull tumor
Surgery
Temporal bone
Temporal Bone - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
Temporal bone
Diagnosis
Aggressive osteoblastoma
Skull tumor
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Summary:Abstract Osteoblastoma can take place in any part of the skeleton. Its occurrence in the calvarium is extremely rare. The aggressive form of osteoblastoma is a rare variant. To our knowledge, this is the second case of aggressive osteoblastoma arising in the temporal bone. We report an 18-year-old patient with aggressive osteoblastoma involving the left temporal bone. Computed tomography of temporal bone showed an osteolytic lesion with granular mineralization and mottled ossified density. Permanent histopathologic sections and immunohistochemical stains revealed an aggressive osteoblastoma.
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ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/j.clinimag.2012.05.017