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temporal bone
(redirected from Petrous temporal bone)

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temporal bone
either of two compound bones forming part of the sides and base of the skull: they surround the organs of hearing
temporal bone [′tem·prəl ‚bōn]
(anatomy)
The bone forming a portion of the lateral aspect of the skull and part of the base of the cranium in vertebrates.
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Imaging revealed no evidence of petrous temporal bone apex involvement, nor did genetic studies demonstrate the yon Hippel-Lindau mutation.
Aggressive papillary tumor of the middle ear: a true entity or an ... by Tysome, James R.; Harcourt, Jonny; Patel, Manish C.; Sandison, Ann; Michaels, Leslie / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Only minimal intracranial extension just anterior to the petrous temporal bone was seen.
Rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear and mastoid: a case report and ... by Awan, Sohail / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
In one of these cases, the lesion extended through the sphenoid sinus into both pterygoid recesses, invaded the cavernous sinus, and involved the floor of the sella, the clivus, the petrous temporal bone, and the mastoid.
Fibromatosis presenting as acute mastoiditis: a case report by Leontiadis, Anastasios / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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