cholesteatoma of middle ear
MONDO:0006533Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names cholesteatoma of middle ear yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A non-neoplastic lesion characterized by the proliferation of keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear that results in the accumulation of keratin and cells. It is usually caused by repeated infections. If left untreated, it may increase in size and destroy the adjacent delicate bones of the middle ear.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006533), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
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Other names
8 names
Resolves to: cholesteatoma of middle ear
- Also called
- cholesteatoma (disease) of middle earcholesteatoma of middle ear and mastoidcholesteatoma of the middle earEpidermosis of earEpidermosis of middle earmiddle ear cholesteatomamiddle ear cholesteatoma (disease)unspecified cholesteatoma (morphologic abnormality)