10-year old girl visited with left temporomandibular area pain and
swelling that had developed 1 week ago. Sonogram showed a small
sized low echoic finding in left temporomandibular joint area
suggesting inflammatory lesion. Temporal bone CT and MRI revealed a
bony defect around zygomatic process of left mastoid bone. After
antibiotic therapy, her pain was subsided, but the swelling was
persistent. Mastoidectomy around zygomatic process was performed to
eradicate the lesion and large amount of pus was drained. After
surgery, her pain and swelling disappeared. Histopathological study
revealed the finding of inflamed granulomatous tissue with
organized inflammatory exudate. She did not report any problem 2
month after surgery. |