OSTEOMA OF TEMPORAL BONE: A CASE OF A POST AURAL SWELLING

OSTEOMAS ARE BENIGN SLOW-GROWING BONY TUMOUR PREDOMINANTLY OCCURRING IN LONG BONES, RARELY FOUND IN THE SKULL. IN THE SKULL THEY ARE FOUND MOST COMMONLY IN FRONTO-ETHMOID REGION. THEY ARE VERY RARELY FOUND IN THE TEMPORAL BONE. THEY ARE USUALLY ASYMPTOMATIC AND TREATED MAINLY FOR COSMETIC PURPOSES. WE DESCRIBE A CASE OF A 30YR OLD FEMALE WHO PRESENTED WITH HISTORY OF LEFT EAR DISCHARGE FOR 5YRS WITH SWELLING IN THE POSTAURAL REGION SINCE CHILDHOOD