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Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Keratosis > Cholesteatoma

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Cholesteatoma  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

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

Scope note

  • 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.

In other languages

  • kolesteatooma

    Finnish

  • cholesteatoma
  • helmiäinen
  • helmiäiskasvain
  • helmiäiskasvama
  • kolesteatoomatauti
  • Kolesteatom

    Swedish

  • Pärlsvulst

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002781

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