cholesteatoma
MONDO:0006530Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names cholesteatoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A pathologic process characterized by the proliferation of keratinizing squamous epithelium resulting in the accumulation of keratin and cells in the middle ear and/or mastoid. It may be congenital or acquired. If left untreated, it may increase in size and destroy adjacent structures.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006530), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: cholesteatoma
- Also called
- cholesteatoma (disease)