Mastoid air cell opacification
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Weerakkody Y, Bell D, Deng F, Mastoid air cell opacification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 21 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-68020
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- Opacification of mastoid air cells
Mastoid air cell opacification can occur in a number of situations and can include a spectrum of inflammatory, neoplastic, vascular, fibro-osseous, and traumatic changes.
Possible causes include:
- otomastoiditis
- radiation 3
- trauma (temporal bone fracture)
- temporal bone masses
- primary neoplasms
- metastases
- hematopoietic neoplasms
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Eustachian tube obstructive dysfunction
- inflammation
- nasopharyngeal mass
- trauma
- intubation
- surgery
- congenital abnormalities
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