Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
- Volume 25 Issue 2
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- Pages.145-149
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- 2008
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- 2799-8010(eISSN)
Mastoid Osteoma with Mastoiditis
유돌염을 동반한 유돌골종 1예
- Kim, Yong-Dae (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
- Song, Si-Youn (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
- Bae, Chang-Hoon (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
- Published : 2008.12.30
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.