Article: Unilateral temporal muscle hypertrophy: A rare clinical entity. (Original Article).

Abstract

Isolated unilateral temporal muscle hypertrophy is a rarely reported clinical entity with an unclear etiology. Consideration of a broad differential diagnosis combined with a detailed histologic and radiologic work-up will help the physician diagnose the underlying pathology. We report a new case of this uncommon entity, and we review the pertinent literature.

Introduction

Unilateral temporal muscle hypertrophy is a rare phenomenon with an unclear etiology. To date, only three cases have been previously described in the Western literature. (1-3) The first published description of bilateral masseter and temporal muscle hypertrophy is ...

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