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. 2015 Apr;7(Suppl 1):S131-3.
doi: 10.4103/0975-7406.155861.

Elongated styloid process: A study

Jinu Merlin Koshy  1 , Madhu Narayan  2 , Sankar Narayanan  3 , B Sathya Priya  1 , G Sumathy  1
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Elongated styloid process: A study

Jinu Merlin Koshy et al. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

The styloid process (SP) on the temporal bone is a highly variable formation. The normal length of the SP ranges from 20 to 30 mm. In spite of its being normally distributed in the population, SPs could be divided into two groups - short SPs with >20 mm and long SPs with <20 mm in length. The SP is often denoted as elongated when it is longer than 30 mm or 33 mm. These dimensions, based on early reports, do not respect the natural variation of the SP. The aim of this study is to investigate the natural variation of the length of the SP.

Keywords: Eagle's syndrome; elongated styloid process; styloid process.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Photograph 1
Unilateral enlargement measurements - 3.1 cm, 3 cm, 2.7 cm respectively.
Photograph 2
Photograph 2
Bilateral enlargement measurements - 3.2 cm on left side and 3 cm on right side
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