Otolaryngology Open Access Journal (OOAJ)

ISSN: 2476-2490

Editorial

Petrous Apex Congenital Epidermoid Cyst

Authors: Thabet W1,2*

DOI: 10.23880/ooaj-16000298

Abstract

While an acquired cholesteatoma that originates in the middle ear may extend to invade the petrous apex, a congenital epidermoid cyst (= cholesteatoma) of the petrous apex is a cystic lesion brought on by the retention of epithelium remnants in the area of the foramen lacerum, embryonically [1,2].

Keywords: Epidermoid Cysts; Cranial Nerves; MRI

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