Endoscopic transoral resection of an elongated styloid process: a case report

Unilateral elongated styloid process: a case report

An unusual case of a unilaterally elongated styloid process with a length of 5.8 cm was found on a dry skull of a male cadaver. During his life the subject was complaining for reported ipsilateral otalgia presumably due to nerve compression from the elongated styloid process. The symptomatology appeared by such an anatomical variant as well as relative literature is discussed in this paper.

Bilaterally Elongated Styloid Process - A Case Report

Styloid process a slender pointed piece of bone projects downwards from the inferior surface of temporal bone and serves as an anchor point for muscles and ligaments. Elongated styloid process bilaterally was found in a dry human skull during a routine osteology class for undergraduate students. The length of styloid process on left side was 5.5 cm and on right side was 6 cm. The styloid proces...

Elongated styloid process ( eagle,s syndrome): A case report

The patient is a 19 year old man from Kerman. His chief complain is dysphagia and a stabbing unilateral sore throat for the past two years. His other symptoms  are painful sensation in the right tonsilar fossa, painful deglutioon and sensation of pain which increases and radiates during speaking, physical excretion and deep breathing . Patient admitted that he has had several periods of hospita...

Bilaterally Elongated Styloid Process – A Case Report

Endoscopic Transoral Resection of an Axial Chordoma: A Case Report

Upper cervical chordoma (UCC) is rare condition and poses unique challenges to surgeons. Even though transoral approach is commonly employed, a minimally invasive technique has not been established. We report a 44-year old Malay lady who presented with a 1 month history of insidious onset of progressive neck pain without neurological symptoms. She was diagnosed to have an axial (C2) chordoma. I...