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Benign osteoblastoma of the mastoid part of the temporal bone: case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ahmad Khashaba ,
Giuseppe De Donato ,
Gabriele Vassallo ,
Mauro Landolfi ,
Alessandra Russo ,
Abdelkader Taibah  and
Mario Sanna
Ahmad Khashaba
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, Egypt
Giuseppe De Donato
Affiliation:
Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza, Italy
Gabriele Vassallo
Affiliation:
Servizio di Anatomia Pathologica, Ospedale Civile (VSLZ), Piacenza, Italy
Mauro Landolfi
Affiliation:
Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza, Italy
Alessandra Russo
Affiliation:
Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza, Italy
Abdelkader Taibah
Affiliation:
Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza, Italy
Mario Sanna*
Affiliation:
Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza, Italy
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Mario Sanna, Gruppo Otologico, Casa di Cura ‘Piacenza’, Via Emmanueli 42, 29100 Piacenza, Italy.
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Abstract

Osteoblastoma is a benign bone lesion that mainly affects the long bones and rarely the temporal bones. Very few cases have been reported in the literature. This paper reviews the literature, discusses the differential diagnosis, clinical presentation, and CT scan findings of such a condition and details our experience with a young patient who had a temporal bone (mastoid process) osteoblastoma.

Keywords

Temporal boneOsteoma, osteoid

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Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 6 , June 1995 , pp. 565 - 568
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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Footnotes

Dr Ahmad Khashaba is at present Clinical Research Fellow, Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza, Italy.

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