Bilaterally Elongated Styloid Process - A Case Report
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چکیده
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 process is developed at the cranial end of the second or hyoid arch. Variations in the length of styloid process reported by many authors is been discussed. The anatomy of styloid process has immense clinical, embryological, surgical importance.
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