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Unusually large mastoid antrum (‘mega antrum’)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

K. R. Puranik ,
P. S. N. Murthy ,
Ramesh Gopalakrishna  and
D. R. Nayak
K. R. Puranik
Affiliation:
Manipal, India
P. S. N. Murthy*
Affiliation:
Manipal, India
Ramesh Gopalakrishna
Affiliation:
Manipal, India
D. R. Nayak
Affiliation:
Manipal, India
*
Dr P. Satyanarayana Murty, M.S., D.L.O., Professor and Head of ENT-III, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal–576 119 (D.K.), India.
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Abstract

Patients who present with a unilateral non-tender bony swelling in the mastoid region without any clinical evidence of middle ear infection could be diagnosed as having a fibrous or bony lesion affecting the temporal bone. In such cases, if there is radiological evidence of large lucent area in the mastoid antrum without any bony dehiscence one should keep in mind in the differential diagnosis a mega antrum in addition to congenital cholesteatoma and eosinophilic granuloma. A large lytic lesion in the mastoid segment of the temporal bone with an intact tympanic membrane therefore presents a diagnostic dilemma. A case of an unusually large mastoid antrum in an young adult with no middle ear suppuration and a cosmetically unacceptable swelling behind the ear is presented.

Keywords

Mastoid
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 2 , February 1992 , pp. 164 - 165
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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