A Case of the Eosinophilic Granuloma of the Temporal Bone |
Seog In Paik, MD1, Jang Kyun Chung, MD1, Joon Kwon, MD1, and So Young Jin, MD2 |
1;Department of Otolaryngology, 2;Phathology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea |
측두골에 발생한 호산구성 육아종 1례 |
백석인1 · 정장균1 · 권 준1 · 진소영2 |
연세대학교 원주의과대학 이비인후과학교실1;병리학교실2; |
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ABSTRACT |
Eosinophilic granuloma is characterized by osteolytic skeletal lesions which consist histopathologically of infiltrates of histiocyte, eosinophilic leukocytes and giant cells. The tumor affect usually long or flat bone, but uncommonly affect the temporal bone. Also, the prognosis of patients with unifocal eosinophilic granuloma in the temporal bone has been quite good. The eosinophilic granuloma in temporal bone has reported 2 case by ""Park"" et al in Korea. Recently, the authors experienced a case of eosinophilic granuloma of the temporal bone. The patient, 3 years old female child was admitted due to right purulent otorrhea and mastoid abscess. Then, it was treated as mastoidectomy and radiation therapy with good result. Now, we report the above case with literatures consideration.
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