MASTOID PNEUMOCELE CAUSING ATLANTOOCCIPITAL PNEUMATIZATION

Citation
Ml. Martin et al., MASTOID PNEUMOCELE CAUSING ATLANTOOCCIPITAL PNEUMATIZATION, American journal of neuroradiology, 19(7), 1998, pp. 1231-1233
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
ISSN journal
01956108
Volume
19
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1231 - 1233
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-6108(1998)19:7<1231:MPCAP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A 49-year-old woman had a palpable mass in her occipital region. Plain radiographs and CT examination revealed extensive atlantooccipital pn enmatization with findings consistent with the diagnosis of mastoid pn eumocele, Decompression was achieved with placement of at myringotomy tube, resulting in prompt symptomatic relief, On a follow-up CT examin ation, the pneumatized areas had become opacified and new bone formati on was present.