Arensburg Baruch, Belkin Victor, Wolf Michael
Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Acta Otolaryngol. 2005 Nov;125(11):1164-7. doi: 10.1080/00016480510043431.
Osteomas of the incus were found in surprisingly high numbers in ancient and modern populations. The coexistence of osteoma formation and unique vascularization on the medial surface of the incus alludes to a relationship between the two findings.
Osteomas involving the middle ear ossicles are rare. The aim of this study was to compare the incudal pathology of ancient and recent periods using the recent literature.
Pathologies encountered in 1170 human incudes belonging to different populations from ancient and recent periods were studied. Most of the ossicles were found in the middle ear of dry skulls or during dissection. The observations were done with a binocular microscope and a Nikon Profile Projector.
A total of 47 incudes (4.01%) presented with a variety of pathologies, osteomas being found in 19 cases (1.62%). The osteomas were noted only on the medial surface of the incus. Other findings, including prominent erosions, multiple nutrient foramina and pitting, were also found on the medial side of the incus. The incidence of osteoma was found to be more common in ancient populations (1.88%) and most prevalent among Bedouins (4.55%).
在古代和现代人群中，砧骨骨瘤的发现数量惊人地高。砧骨内侧面骨瘤形成与独特血管化的共存暗示了这两个发现之间的关系。
累及中耳听小骨的骨瘤罕见。本研究的目的是利用近期文献比较古代和近代的砧骨病理学。
研究了1170块来自古代和近代不同人群的人类砧骨所遇到的病理学情况。大多数听小骨是在干燥颅骨的中耳或解剖过程中发现的。观察使用双目显微镜和尼康轮廓投影仪进行。
共有47块砧骨（4.01%）出现各种病理学情况，其中19例（1.62%）发现有骨瘤。骨瘤仅在砧骨的内侧面被发现。在砧骨内侧还发现了其他表现，包括明显的侵蚀、多个滋养孔和凹痕。骨瘤的发生率在古代人群中更为常见（1.88%），在贝都因人中最为普遍（4.55%）。
