Gamuts

Posterior skull base lesion

The mastoid part of the temporal bone is the posterior (back) part of the temporal bone, one of the bones of the skull. Its rough surface gives attachment to various muscles (via tendons) and it has openings for blood vessels. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
Basilar artery aneurysm
Basilar artery ectasia
Brown tumor of hyperparathyroidism
Chondroma
Chondromyxoid fibroma
Chondrosarcoma
Chordoma
Craniopharyngioma
Eosinophilic granuloma
Epidermoid
Fibrous dysplasia
Giant cell tumor
Glomus jugulare tumor
Granulocytic sarcoma
Hemangioma
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Meningioma
Metastasis
Multiple myeloma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Optic glioma
Osteochondroma
Osteomyelitis
Osteosarcoma
Pituitary macroadenoma
Plasmacytoma
Radiation osteonecrosis
Rhabdomyosarcoma of nasopharynx
Schwannoma
Sphenoid sinus carcinoma
Sphenoid sinus mucocele
Vertebral artery aneurysm
Vertebral artery ectasia

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