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Unilateral elongated styloid process: a case report.

George K Paraskevas¹, Athanasios Raikos, Loukas M Lazos

¹Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, PO Box 300, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece.

|January 12, 2010

Summary

An unusually long styloid process (5.8 cm) was discovered in a male cadaver, likely causing the subject

Area of Science:

Anatomy
Pathology
Medical Case Reports

Background:

The styloid process is a bony projection located below the ear.
Elongation of the styloid process can lead to various symptoms due to potential nerve or vessel compression.

Purpose of the Study:

To report an unusual case of a unilaterally elongated styloid process.
To discuss the potential symptomatology associated with this anatomical variant.

Main Methods:

Examination of a dry male cadaver skull.
Measurement of the styloid process length.
Review of relevant medical literature.

Main Results:

A unilateral styloid process length of 5.8 cm was identified.

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The cadaver's subject reported ipsilateral otalgia during life, presumed to be from nerve compression by the elongated styloid process.

Conclusions:

Unilateral styloid process elongation is a rare anatomical variation.
This condition can manifest as otalgia, likely due to neurovascular compression.