mastoid process of petrous part of temporal bone

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mastoid process of petrous part of temporal bone

[TA]
the portion of the petrous part of the temporal bone bearing the mastoid process.
Synonym(s): processus mastoideus partis petrosae ossis temporalis [TA], mastoid part of the temporal bone, pars mastoidea ossis temporalis
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In addition to that it can arise primarily from the temporal bone, as in our case, which is in the mastoid part of the temporal bone.
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Computed tomography showed extensive destruction of the tympanic and mastoid part of the temporal bone, as well as lytic lesions in the skull.
Complicated coexisting pyogenic and tuberculous otitis media affecting the temporozygomatic, infratemporal, and parotid areas: report of a rare entity
But this is rare as pus in the middle ear can drain out easily through a hole in the eardrum or into the mastoid part of the temporal bone.
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