Mastoid Osteoma with Mastoiditis.
10.12701/yujm.2008.25.2.145
- Author:
Yong Dae KIM
1
;
Si Youn SONG
;
Chang Hoon BAE
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. baich@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Osteoma;
Mastoiditis
- MeSH:
Cosmetics;
Ear Canal;
Head;
Korea;
Mastoid;
Mastoiditis;
Neck;
Osteoblasts;
Osteoma;
Temporal Bone
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
2008;25(2):145-149
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Osteomas are benign osteoblastic tumors that occur mainly in the fronto-ethmoid areas ofthe head and neck region. When they occasionally occur in the temporal bone, the external auditory canal is the most common site of origin; they rarely occur in the mastoid region. Moreover, mastoid osteoma with mastoiditis is an extremely rare entity in the temporal bone. Recently, the authors experienced a case of mastoid osteoma with mastoiditis in the left temporal bone. The mastoid osteoma was completely resected itself without a mastoidectomy, only for correction of the cosmetic deformity; the mastoiditis was not treated. Hence, the authors report the first case of a mastoid osteoma with mastoiditis in Korea, along with a review of the related literature.
