Osteoma of the Mastoid

Mastoid osteoma: report of two cases.

INTRODUCTION Mastoid osteoma is a rare benign tumour. In this article, the authors report two new cases of mastoid osteoma and discuss the modalities of diagnosis and management. CASE REPORTS Both patients presented with a retroauricular mass that had been slowly increasing in size over several years. The patients consulted for the cosmetic deformity induced by the lesion or moderate tenderne...

Mastoid osteoma : report of a case and literature review Summary

Mastoid Osteoma of Temporal Bone - A Rare Case Report.

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 investig...

Osteoma Presenting as a Painless Solitary Mastoid Swelling

Introduction. Osteoma of the temporal bone is a very uncommon benign tumor of bone. Osteomas may occur in the external auditory canals but are reported to be very rare in the mastoid bone. Case Report. A 36-year-old male presented to our department with a hard swelling behind the right ear diagnosed as osteoma. Complete excision was done through a postauricular approach. Histopathology confirme...

Extracanalicular Osteoma of the Mastoid Region of Temporal Bone-A Rare Presentation

Introduction Osteomas of temporal bone are rare, slow growing bone forming tumors (1, 2). The mastoid area of temporal bone is the most common site for extra-canalicular osteoma followed by squamous area and internal auditory canal (1, 2). These tumors are most often found in postpubertal age and occur more commonly in women (1-4). They mostly present as cortical lesion giving rise to cosmetic ...