Osteoma of the external auditory canal.Osteomas are benign neoplasms that can extend beyond the immediate region, such as into the mastoid mastoid /mas·toid/ (mas´toid) 1. breast-shaped. 2. mastoid process. 3. pertaining to the mastoid process. mas·toid n. The mastoid process. . [1] Imaging with computerized tomography computerized tomography n. Abbr. CT Computerized axial tomography. Noun 1. computerized tomography - a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of will usually reveal the nature of the lesion. The solitary tumor seen in this otoscopic view of a left ear extends from the anterior canal wall. It is connected by a relatively thin neck of bone that can be fractured by pressure from a curette cu·rette or cu·ret n. A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or spoon, used to remove tissue or growths from a body cavity. v. To scrape tissue or a body part with a curette. or Rosen elevator in the office. The skin of the canal will promptly heal over the bone at the fracture site. Reference (1.) Schuknecht HF: Pathology of the Ear. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press The Harvard University Press is a publishing house, a division of Harvard University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. It was established on January 13, 1913. In 2005, it published 220 new titles. ;1974:383. |
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