Analysis of Misdiagnosis of Ossifying Fibroma of the Temporal Bone
LI Hong-xia
LI Xiao-ming
SHAN shan
YANG Ze yin
Abstract：Objective To summarize the clinical features, diagnostic and differential diagnostic measures of ossifying fibroma of the temporal bone, analyze the cause of misdiagnose, improve the understanding of the disease, and avoid misdiag-nosis and mistreatment. Methods Retrospective analysis of the clinical data of a misdiagnosed case of ossifying fibroma of the temporal bone in our division was carried out. Results The patient was admitted for right ear pain associated with hearing loss for more than two years and tinnitus for four months. The patient had been diagnosed with otitis media in another local hospital. After 6 months of anti-infection and glucocorticoid treatment, improvement of symptoms was not significant. In our hospital, the patient was suspected as having lesions, combining with the history, clinical signs and medical examination. The right temporal bone resection, and infratemporal fossa tumor resection, temporalis muscle flap transfer for repair were per-formed. Postoperative pathology confirmed temporal bone ossifying fibroma. Postoperative hearing improved significantly and tinnitus disappeared. Conclusion The prophase clinical manifestations of temporal bone ossifying fibroma lack specificity and tend to be missed diagnosis and misdiagnosed. Improved awareness of temporal bone ossifying fibroma,careful examinations and system checks may reduce or avoid misdiagnosis and mistreatment of temporal bone ossifying fibroma.
Keywords：FibromaossifyingTemporal boneMisdiagnosisOtisis media
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 40-42 )