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They may excavate the mastoid process to its tip, and be separated from the posterior cranial fossa and sigmoid sinus by a mere slip of bone or not at all. They may extend into the squamous part of temporal bone, petrous part of the temporal bone zygomatic process of temporal bone, and - rarely - the jugular process of occipital bone; they may thus come to adjoin many important structures ...
The mastoid process is the portion of the temporal bone of the skull that is behind the ear. The mastoid process contains open, air-containing spaces . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Mastoiditis is usually caused by untreated acute otitis media (middle ear infection) and used to be a leading cause of child mortality.
The first potential documented case of a mastoidectomy procedure was recorded in 1524 by Lucas van Leyden as an incision behind the right ear. Abscess drainage was popularized by Adam Politzer , considered to be one of the founders of otology and initially interpreted Galen's writings on ear discharge to mean that Galen removed infected mastoid ...
The mastoid part of the temporal bone is the posterior (back) part of the temporal bone, one of the bones of the skull. Its rough surface gives attachment to various muscles (via tendons) and it has openings for blood vessels. From its borders, the mastoid part articulates with two other bones.
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The aditus to mastoid antrum (otomastoid foramen) is a large, irregular opening [1] upon the posterior wall of the tympanic cavity by which the mastoid antrum (situated posteriorly) communicates with the epitympanic recess of the tympanic cavity (situated anteriorly). [2]
The mastoid lymph nodes (retroauricular lymph nodes or posterior auricular glands) are a small group of lymph nodes, usually two in number, located just beneath the ear, on the mastoid insertion of the sternocleidomastoideus muscle, beneath the posterior auricular muscle.
The seeping of fluid into a body cavity, the fluid itself, or an abnormal collection of fluid in a body cavity or space: Ascites; Pericardial effusion; Pleural effusion; Joint effusion; Subdural Effusion; Mastoid Effusion; Knee effusion; Sometimes called "hydrops"