Open AccessOsteoma: A Rare Case of Painless Postauricular Swelling
Author(s) -
Rachna Dhingra,
Jai Lal Davessar,
Nupur Midha,
Harinder Singh,
Shamim Monga
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-018-1289-4
Subject(s) - osteoma , medicine , meatus , temporal bone , otorhinolaryngology , middle ear , mastoid process , head and neck surgery , anatomy , radiology , surgery
Osteomas are osteogenic tumors that commonly affects frontal and ethmoidal sinuses. Temporal osteomas are extremely rare with less than 200 cases have been reported in the literature; within the temporal bone, osteoma rarely affects the mastoid but commonly involves external auditory meatus, middle ear, and styloid process. We present here a case of osteoma of mastoid region of temporal bone presenting as a single painless postauricular mass.