Bilaterally Elongated Styloid Process – A Case Report
The styloid process is a long cylindrical process arising from the temporal bone. It is usually 20-30 mm long. If it is more than 30 mm long, it is said to be elongated styloid process. It may be due to ossification of stylohyoid ligament and may be unilateral or bilateral. The material for the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.
2014-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijars.net/articles/PDF/2005/2-%209667_CE(%20%20)_F(Sh)_PF1(ANAK)_PFA(AK).pdf |
| Summary: | The styloid process is a long cylindrical process arising
from the temporal bone. It is usually 20-30 mm long. If it
is more than 30 mm long, it is said to be elongated styloid
process. It may be due to ossification of stylohyoid ligament
and may be unilateral or bilateral. The material for the present study comprised of a skull prepared in the Department
of Anatomy, Govt. Medical College, Amritsar after routine
undergraduate dissection. The styloid processes in the said
skull were elongated on both the sides, the length being 76
mm on right and 71 mm on left side. These were fused with
the hyoid bone at site of lesser cornua. A knowledge of such
variation may be of interest not only for anatomist but also
for physicians and surgeons. An elongated styloid process
may be responsible for different sets of clinical features
like cervicofacial pain or feeling of foreign body in pharynx.
These may be attributed to compression of some neural or
vascular structure by it. |
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| ISSN: | 2277-8543 2455-6874 |