cranium, facial bone pns pathology

linear fracture

jagged or irregular lucent line with sharp bones

depressed fracture

bone depressed into cranial cavity

basal skull fracture

fracture through dense inner structure of the temporal bone

pituitary adenoma

tumor in pituitary gland

acute mastoiditis

bacterial infection of the mastoid process

acoustic neuroma

benign tumor of the auditory nerve

cholesteatoma

benign cyst-like tumor that is more common in the mastoid region

osteoclorosis

excessive spongy bone formation of the middle and inner ear