Cholesteatoma is a destructive and expanding growth consisting of keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process. Although these are not strictly speaking tumours or cancers they can still cause significant problems because of their erosive and expansile properties resulting in the destruction of the ossicles as well as ...
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(from the article `ear disease`) ...drainage is recognized by its foul-smelling discharge, often scanty in amount, coming from a bone-invading process beneath the mucous membrane. ...
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<dermatology> A benign condition involving an expanding mass of cholesterol crystals and keratinised skin in the middle ear space of unknown cause. ... Symptoms of hearing loss, ear fullness and pain are common. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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(ko″lә-ste″ә-to´mә) a cystlike mass with a lining of stratified squamous epithelium, filled with desquamating debris frequently including cholesterol. Cholesteatomas are most common in the middle ear and mastoid region secondary to trauma or infection that undergoes faulty healing so that e...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kō′les-tē′ă-tō′mă Definitions: 1. Squamous metaplasia or extension of squamous cell epithelium inward to line an expanding cystic cavity that may involve the middle ear or mastoid, erode surrounding bone, and become filled with a mass of keratinized squamous cell epithelial debris...
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