Paleopathology Case 54

Specimen from the Monterey Bay area of Central California dates from 2200-4900 BP. The lesion is a rough, oval-shaped defect involving the lateral cortex of the mastoid process of the left temporal bone, extending from the mastoid tip to just cephalad to the floor of the external auditory canal.

Submitted by Lorna C. Pierce, PhD

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Case 54 Lateral cortex of mastoid lesion

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Updated March 7, 2006