The Ontario Temporal Bone Bank program and the University of Toronto Temporal Bone Histopathology Laboratory

The first temporal bone histopathology laboratory in Canada was established at the University of Toronto in 1966. Its organization is outlined. More than 600 bones have been processed and more than 45 publications produced. These are broadly classified as new discoveries, new techniques of temporal bone processing, clinical pathological case reports, and papers on clinical entities. The laboratory has a major teaching role for the trainee in otolaryngology. The history of the temporal bone bank program in North America and of the Ontario Temporal Bone Bank is outlined.