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Petrous Apex

The pyramidal shaped part of the temporal bone located at the base of the skull between the sphenoid and occipital bones.
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Base of skull structurePetrous Apex Meningioma

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2013
2013
Gorham-Stout syndrome affecting the temporal bone with cerebrospinal fluid leakage.
2010
2010
Gorham-Stout Syndrome of the Petrous Apex Causing Chronic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
Objective: To describe the clinical course, diagnostic features, and treatment of a case of Gorham-Stout syndrome involving the… 
2008
2008
Comparison of 45° Oblique Reformats with Axial Reformats in CT Evaluation of the Vestibular Aqueduct
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Measurement of the vestibular aqueduct on CT scans of the temporal bone is important for the detection of… 
2000
2000
Fibromyxoma of the Petrous Apex
The common petroclival bony tumors are chordoma and chondrosarcoma. Myxoma of the bone occurs only in the facial bones, and it… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
[Giant cholesterol cysts of the petrous apex].
In connection with their two own cases, the authors deal about the giant cholesterol cysts of the petrous apex. The lesions which… 
1986
1986
Intraosseous petrous apex neuroma: CT findings.
An avascular, contrast enhancing intraosseous petrous apex mass was discovered on CT in a patient with prior colonic carcinoma… 
1984
1984
Dermoid of the petrous apex
Radioluccnt lesions of the petrous apex of the temporal bone are unusual, with an incidence of less than 1%. The differential… 
1981
1981
The positive pressure of cholesterol granuloma idiopathic blue eardrum. Differential diagnosis
The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate the positive middle ear pressure in cholesterol granuloma, the so‐called… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
Giant air cells of the petrous apex: tomographic features.
Sixteen hundred consecutive tomographic examinations of the temporal bones were reviewed and 15 patients with petrous apical air… 
Highly Cited
1931
Highly Cited
1931
UNLOCKING OF THE PETROUS PYRAMID FOR LOCALIZED BULBAR (PONTILE) MENINGITIS SECONDARY TO SUPPURATION OF THE PETROUS APEX: REPORT OF FOUR CASES WITH RECOVERY IN THREE
The chief objects of this communication are to show that from the character of the temporal bone (1) infection of the marrow… 
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