Diseases

Cholesteatoma

A non-neoplastic mass of keratin-producing squamous EPITHELIUM, frequently occurring in the MENINGES; bones of the skull, and most commonly in the MIDDLE EAR and MASTOID region. Cholesteatoma can be congenital or acquired. Cholesteatoma is not a tumor nor is it associated with high CHOLESTEROL.

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A non-neoplastic mass of keratin-producing squamous EPITHELIUM, frequently occurring in the MENINGES; bones of the skull, and most commonly in the MIDDLE EAR and MASTOID region. Cholesteatoma can be congenital or acquired. Cholesteatoma is not a tumor nor is it associated with high CHOLESTEROL.

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  • Cholesteatomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate IM with organ/disease (IM) but CHOLESTEATOMA, MIDDLE EAR is available

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  1. C17.800w.428w.260w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cholesteatoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002781. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002781
  2. Cholesteatoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesteatoma
  3. Cholesteatoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558230