title: Petrous bone osteoblastoma invading the cavernous sinus.
abstract: A 45-year old female was admitted complaining of double vision. A CT scan revealed a mass originating from the petrous part of the temporal bone with infiltration of the cavernous sinus. The patient was operated and a subtotal excision of the tumor was achieved. Pathological examination revealed benign osteoblastoma. During an 18 year follow up period, no progression of tumor has been detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. hasanugur2001@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hasan Caglar
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Ugur
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torun
authors.forename: Yucel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanpolat
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods