IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy2122HealthcareUNILATERAL ELONGATED STYLOID PROCESS-A CASE REPORT sha.KAVinay.MAnitha.TIndira.V.IngoleKalpana.T1620This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

The styloid process is a clinically important structure because of its close proximity to the maxillovertebro-pharyngeal recess. During routine osteology demonstration classes an abnormally elongated styloid process on right side of 5.4cms length was observed.The clinical implications of such an elongated styloid process and its variations in dimensions are discussed in this paper.

Skull Styloid process (SP) Elongated styloid process (ESP) Eagle‘s syndrome.