An extensive Fibrous dysplasia of anterior skull base area of a 12-year-old boy - A case report

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a relatively rare benign disorder of unknown etiology where normal bone is replaced by fibrous tissue with woven bony trabeculae. FD is an extremely rare bony tumor involving extensively skull base area in a child. FD has uncertain pathogenesis and diverse Histopathological pictures. Careful observation is needed as sometimes it become symptomatic which need immediate surgery in the head and neck region. We report a rare case of fibrous dysplasia involving extensively anterior skull base in a pediatric patient without presenting any clinical manifestation except swelling in right side facial area. As patient is asymptomatic, he is carefully monitored by us to treat earliest if symptoms appear.