Edmund Tan Wooi Keat
Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Title: Retromastoid osteoma: A rare case report
Biography
Biography: Edmund Tan Wooi Keat
Abstract
Osteomas are slow growing bone tumors and are oft en asymptomatic and slow growing. Rarely, they can be present in the temporal bone - only few cases had been reported, with incidence of 0.1-1%. We describe a case of an osteoma of the temporal bone (retromastoid) found in a 40 year old female, who presented with a slow growing swelling behind the right ear for 9 years. Diagnosis was made on non-contrast Computed Topography (CT) of the skull. Osteomas are primary benign bone tumors. Most osteomas are asymptomatic, have a tendency to grow slowly. Surgical resections are mainly performed in symptomatic cases with constant pain, neurological symptoms and extension to adjacent structure or cosmetic alterations.