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

OSTEOMAS ARE BENIGN SLOW-GROWING BONYTUMOUR PREDOMINANTLY OCCURRING IN LONG BONES,RARELY FOUND IN THE SKULL. IN THE SKULL THEY AREFOUND MOST COMMONLY IN FRONTO-ETHMOID REGION.THEY ARE VERY RARELY FOUND IN THE TEMPORALBONE. THEY ARE USUALLY ASYMPTOMATIC ANDTREATED MAINLY FOR COSMETIC PURPOSES. WEDESCRIBE A CASE OF A 30YR OLD FEMALE WHOPRESENTED WITH HISTORY OF LEFT EAR DISCHARGEFOR 5YRS WITH SWELLING IN THE POSTAURAL REGIONSINCE CHILDHOOD