title: Unusual location of histiocytosis X. Presenting as a petrous apex syndrome.
abstract: The authors describe a case of histiocytosis X of the petrous bone presenting as petrous apex syndrome. The clinical, radiological, and histopathological features are discussed, and the pertinent literature is reviewed. To our knowledge, histiocytosis X of the petrous apex has previously been reported to cause this syndrome in only two cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cataltepe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saglam
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Onol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed