title: Osteoclastomas of the petrous bone.
abstract: Two cases of osteoclastoma of the petrous bone are presented that were clinically taken for tumors of the glomus jugulare. The petrous bone is a very uncommon location for such tumors, and only six cases have been reported in the English literature. The histopathological features as well as the clinical course are described, and the literature is critically reviewed.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000473:pathology; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology