We present the first report of a patient with atypical hemifacial microsomia (HFM) and unilateral aplasia of the floor of the middle cranial fossa, glenoid fossa, and portions of her posterior fossa. The patient also developed a Chiari I malformation with cervical syrinx over a 3-year interval. This case report highlights the critical role of imaging in revealing serious, but clinically occult,...

BACKGROUND Extrdural granulation or abscess is a possible complication of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) with cholesteatoma. However, due to development of newer antibiotics and advances in bacteriology and imaging techniques, the incidence of extradural granulation or abscess has significantly decreased. The present study analyzed the clinical presentation, imaging findings, and surgi...