Cholesteatoma is a destructive and expanding growth consisting of keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process.[1][2] Cholesteatomas are not cancerous as the name may suggest, but can cause significant problems because of their erosive and expansile properties. This can result in the destruction of the bones of the middle ear (ossicles), as well as growth through the base of the skull into the brain. They often become infected and can result in chronically draining ears. Treatment almost always consists of surgical removal.[2][3]
Cholesteatoma is a destructive and expanding growth consisting of keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process. Cholesteatomas...
part of treatment for mastoiditis, chronic suppurative otitis media or cholesteatoma. In addition, it is sometimes performed as part of other procedures...
and sinus infections. In patients with chronic ear disease such as cholesteatoma and chronic discharge, studies showed that they have obstructive pathology...
Collapse or retraction of the eardrum can cause conductive hearing loss or cholesteatoma. The tympanic membrane is oriented obliquely in the anteroposterior...
case Surgery for cholesteatoma offers the most advantages for using the endoscope instead of the microscope. Failures in cholesteatoma surgery are most...
species can also cause the infection. Some mastoiditis is caused by cholesteatoma, which is a sac of keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear...
ear often indicates that the retraction pocket has developed into a cholesteatoma. Three factors must occur for the tympanic membrane to become retracted:...
suspected, there should be immediate surgical exploration to determine if a cholesteatoma has formed as this must be removed if present. Inflammation from the...
(CSOM) Perforated eardrum Tympanosclerosis or scarring of the eardrum Cholesteatoma Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, inflammation or mass within the nasal cavity...
Gunvalson was 5-years-old, she was diagnosed with an inner ear tumor called cholesteatoma. She underwent surgery which removed the tumor. She lost 50% of her...
it may be obtained to exclude other disorders, such as a concurrent cholesteatoma. By gross description, there is usually a solitary, polypoid, reddish...
(1 October 1984). "The Pathologic Features of Keratosis Obturans and Cholesteatoma of the External Auditory Canal". Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck...
ancestry (from Abruzzo and Naples). He has an older sister, Holly. He had cholesteatoma in his ear soon after his birth, and punctured his eardrum when he started...
from different incidents or conditions like a severe head injury, a cholesteatoma, an infection, and/or exposure to loud noise which could kill hair cells...
general otolaryngologists, such as removal of vestibular schwannoma, cholesteatoma, labyrinthectomy, surgery of the endolymphatic sac for Ménière's disease...
structures (the temporal bone) can also cause damage to the middle ear. A cholesteatoma is a cyst of squamous skin cells that may develop from birth or secondary...
Chronic ear disease may refer to: Cholesteatoma Otitis media This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chronic ear disease. If...
outer ear),[citation needed] traumatic perforation of the eardrum, and cholesteatoma. The presence of cerumen (earwax), shed skin, pus, canal skin edema...
effects include visible changes to the eardrum such as tympanosclerosis, cholesteatoma, focal atrophy, or retraction pockets. These changes usually resolve...
pressures against the bones of the skull. Finally, medical conditions (e.g. cholesteatoma) can result in a labyrinthine fistula. Traumatic events, with excessive...
died in a Naples hotel room the following day; the cause of death was cholesteatoma.[citation needed] His corpse was then transported by friends to the...
repeated. Atherosclerosis There is ongoing research as to whether or not cholesteatoma is associated with tympanosclerosis. If there is an association, it...