Elongated styloid process: Report of a case

Abstract

a clean disk of thin bone together with a strip of hyaline cartilage covered with mucous membrane.4 One surface of the latter was smooth and pinkish white, while the other was a bit roughened and presented a pinkish gray glossy, granular area. Microscopic examination showed that the strip consisted of dense fibrous tissue lined by several layers of circular epithelial cells. Diffuse round cell infiltration was noted, with some polymorphonuclear leukocytic reaction. There was an increase in fibrous connective tissue. No evidence of neoplasia was present. The accompanying photographs show the cyst and the osseous capsule except for those portions which were used for sections for microscopic study. They are shown first separately and then with the larger portion of the bony capsule in place to demonstrate its intimate relationship with the cyst wall. Most instances of elongated or otherwise abnormal styloid processes that have been reported were observed by anatomists rather than by clinicians. It is probable that numerous cases of elongated styloid processes have been observed and treated by operation when necessary, but relatively few have been recorded. From the