"Mastoid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The posterior part of the temporal bone. It is a projection of the petrous bone.
| Descriptor ID |
D008416
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.885.444
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| Concept/Terms |
Mastoid- Mastoid
- Mastoids
- Mastoid Process
- Mastoid Processes
- Process, Mastoid
- Processes, Mastoid
- Mastoid Bone
- Bone, Mastoid
- Bones, Mastoid
- Mastoid Bones
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastoid" by people in Profiles.
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Donofrio CA, Cardona JJ, Riccio L, Chaiyamoon A, Shekhawat D, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Jackson N, Badaloni F, Tubbs RS, Fioravanti A. The Posterior Auricularis Muscle as Superficial Landmark for the Sigmoid Sinus and Transverse-Sigmoid Sinus Junction: An Anatomical Study. World Neurosurg. 2024 06; 186:e721-e726.
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Iwanaga J, Jackson N, Komune N, Johnson K, Donofrio CA, Badaloni F, Fioravanti A, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. An anatomical study of the sigmoid sinus artery: Application to the transmastoid approach. Neurosurg Rev. 2023 Dec 07; 47(1):4.
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Witt RL, Weinstein GS, Rejto LK. Tympanomastoid suture and digastric muscle in cadaver and live parotidectomy. Laryngoscope. 2005 Apr; 115(4):574-7.