A 49-year-old woman had a palpable mass in her occipital region. Plain radiographs and CT examination revealed extensive atlantooccipital pneumatization with findings consistent with the diagnosis of mastoid pneumocele. Decompression was achieved with placement of a myringotomy tube, resulting in prompt symptomatic relief. On a follow-up CT examination, the pneumatized areas had become opacifie...

Correspondence: Ramakrishna Avadhani Professor & HOD, Department of Anatomy, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya University Deralakatte, University Road, Mangalore – 575018. Phone : +91 824 220 4668/69/70, Mobile : +91 9845905220, Fax: +91 824 220 4667 E-mail : [email protected] Abstract: The purpose of this study was to validate the technique developed by Paiva and Segre for sex identification ...

We report an extremely rare case of intramastoid neurofibroma. A mass with destruction of the mastoid bone of a 51-year-old woman was examined with computed tomography. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an ill-defined soft tissue mass with the opacification of mastoid air cells that had a mass effect in the same area. The patient underwent left subtotal temporal bone resection,...