Internal jugular vein stenosis associated with elongated styloid process: five case reports and literature review

Phlebectasia of Internal Jugular Vein- A Rare Differential Case of Neck Swelling With Review of Literature

Introduction: Internal jugular vein ectasia is a condition in which there is a dilatation of the internal jugular vein. A patient usually presents in the first decade with swelling in the neck, which aggravates in size while straining or coughing. This is a very rare condition and the chances of misdiagnosis are quite high. It is diagnosed by proper history taking, examination, and radiol...

Carotid Artery Dissection Caused by an Elongated Styloid Process: Three Case Reports and Review of the Literature

Eagle syndrome is a set of symptoms associated with an elongated styloid process. Although it is an important cause of cerebrovascular complications such as carotid artery dissection (CAD) or thromboembolism, the condition may be underdiagnosed. We treated three patients with CAD caused by an elongated styloid process within a year. The first patient was a 55-year-old man who developed recurren...

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...

Bilaterally Elongated Styloid Process – A Case Report