the aim of this study was to determine the anatomical features of the auditory ossicles in rat. twenty temporal bones from 10 adult rats were used. the features of the ossicles were assessed with an ocular micrometer and photographed by a stereomicroscope. finally, all data were evaluated and analysed using the sigma statt software. temporal bone in rat was similar to other animals consists of ...

Temporal bone shape has been shown to reflect molecular phylogenetic relationships among hominoids and offers significant morphological detail for distinguishing taxa. Although it is generally accepted that temporal bone shape, like other aspects of morphology, has an underlying genetic component, the relative influence of genetic and environmental factors is unclear. To determine the impact of...

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the temporal bone is an uncommon entity accounting for fewer than 0.2% of all tumors of the head and neck and is associated with a poor outcome. Temporal bone carcinoma includes cancers arising from pinna that spreads to the temporal bone , primary tumors of the external auditory canal (EAC), middle ear, mastoid, petrous apex and metastatic lesions to the temporal bon...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of intracranial injury, specifically in the temporal lobe, in patients with longitudinal fractures of the temporal bone. DESIGN Prospective inception cohort. SETTING University of Maryland Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore. PATIENTS Twenty-seven consecutive patients with unilateral or bilat...

A case of a transcranial stab wound is presented in which the patient was stabbed in the left temporal bone with a knife which, after traversing the tentorium, passed through the occipital squama and its tip reached the upper cervical area. The subject underwent surgery and was discharged without neurological sequelae. The fundamental principles of management in this specific type of head ...

OBJECTIVES To review temporal bone chondroblastomas in regards to their presentation, radiographic findings, histopathology, and treatment.Study design Case report and literature review. METHODS A case report of a 38-year-old man is reviewed who presented with left-sided mixed hearing loss, otalgia, otorrhea, and a left external auditory canal mass. A computed tomography scan revealed a 6-cm ...