Solitary plasmacytoma of the mastoid bone presenting as coalescent mastoiditis.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-1994
Abstract
Acute mastoiditis is a complication of acute otitis media that produces air cell opacification and coalescence on computed tomographic (CT) imaging. This appearance, however, is nonspecific and may be seen in patients with infection and tumor. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can aid in differentiating the two on the basis of differences in tissue signal characteristics and by showing the presence or absence of an associated soft-tissue mass. In this report, we demonstrate the utility of MRI as a complementary imaging modality to CT in the diagnosis of a solitary plasmacytoma of the temporal bone that was initially thought to be coalescent mastoiditis.
Volume
120
Issue
12
First Page
1393
Last Page
1394
ISSN
0886-4470
Published In/Presented At
George, J. C., Caldemeyer, K. S., Kreipke, D. L., Chalian, A. A., & Moran, C. C. (1994). Solitary plasmacytoma of the mastoid bone presenting as coalescent mastoiditis. Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery, 120(12), 1393–1394. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1994.01880360085015
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
7980906
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article