Petrous Apex Congenital Epidermoid Cyst

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  • Thabet W Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tahar Sfar Hospital, Mahdia, Tunisia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23880/ooaj-16000298

Keywords:

Epidermoid Cysts, Cranial Nerves, MRI

Abstract

While an acquired cholesteatoma that originates in the middle ear may extend to invade the petrous apex, a congenital epidermoid cyst (= cholesteatoma) of the petrous apex is a cystic lesion brought on by the retention of epithelium remnants in the area of the foramen lacerum, embryonically.

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Published

2024-08-13

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2024)

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