Introduction. Congenital cholesteatoma is a pearly white mass that rarely originates from the mastoid process. Case Report. A 21-year-old male patient presented to our department with severe right mastoid pain and postauricular fluctuant swelling for 23 days. There was no preceding history of ear complaints and examination showed a normal right ear drum. Emergency exploration of the mastoid pro...

Congenital cholesteatomas of mastoid origin are extremely rare. We reported one in 2007 and experienced an additional case. A male presented with a 5-month history of right-sided ear discharge. Computed tomography of the temporal bone showed a soft tissue density occupying the mastoid tip. At surgery, the cholesteatoma sac was completely isolated from the mastoid antrum and lateral air cell in ...

Aim of this study was to determine sensitivity and specificity of the mastoid vibration test in patients who had suffered an attack of vestibular neuritis. Results were compared with the caloric test and two bedside tests of vestibular function (head shaking test and head thrust test). Results are reported in 28 patients who had a residual vestibular deficit 6 months after acute neuritis and in...

BACKGROUND Mastoiditis is a known cause of lateral venous sinus thrombosis (LST). We have encountered patients with LST associated with mastoid abnormality on MRI without any clinical signs of infection; the significance of these abnormalities is uncertain. This study examines the relationship of LST and mastoid air sinus abnormalities systematically. SUMMARY OF REPORT We performed a retrospe...

Congenital cholesteatoma(CC) accounts for 25% of all cholesteatomas[1] most common site being middle ear. We report an extremely rare case of congenital cholesteatoma isolated to the mastoid process, with no middle ear involvement. An 18 year old male presented with ear ache and minimal discharge for 4 months. On examination, external auditory canal was found narrowed with granulations and bony...

There are two types of cholesteatoma in children, congenital and acquired. The pathogenesis of each type is thought to be different. The pathogenesis of congenital cholesteatoma is thought to be the embryonic inclusion of squamous epithelium, whereas acquired cholesteatoma is thought to develop from various factors including recurrent otitis media and tubal insufficiency. We reviewed a series o...

The topic of this paper is a kind of morphological structure that looks as if it might be formed within the syntax: Noun Incorporation. This is a feature of a wide range of languages, including (in its purest form) Mohawk, Chuckchee, Southern Tiwa, Classical Nahuatl, and many others; and it has attracted attention for quite some time. Adopting a classical formulation, Noun Incorporation is a co...