Mastoid Osteoma of Temporal Bone – A Rare Case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue 6
Abstract
Osteomas of the temporal bone are rare entity with incidence of 0.1% - 1% of all benign tumours of skull. They are slow growing benign lesion of temporal bone. We report a rare case of mastoid osteoma of size more than 5 cm. A 40-year-old female patient presented to us with left post auricular bony swelling of size greater than 5 cm. Diagnosis of mastoid osteoma was made after relevant investigations including High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) temporal bone. Complete surgical excision was done with good cosmetic outcome without recurrence.
Authors and Affiliations
RAHUL KUMAR SINGH, AMIT GOYAL, GAURAV KATARIA, AMBER KESARWANI
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