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Different clinical presentation and management of temporal bone fibrous dysplasia in children.

Józef MierzwińskiJustyna KosowskaJustyna TyraKarolina HaberMaria DrelaDariusz PaczkowskiPaweł Burduk
Published in: World journal of surgical oncology (2018)
In younger patients, observation and a "wait-and-scan" protocol is relevant until significant function, or cosmetic deficits are obvious. Surgery is not preferred and should be delayed until puberty because fibrous dysplasia has a tendency to stabilize after adolescence. In patients with severe symptoms medical treatment can be implemented, but safety of this treatment in children remain controversial.
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