"Cholesteatoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002781
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.428.260
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholesteatoma" by people in Profiles.
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A Unified Classification of Middle Ear and Petrous Bone Congenital Cholesteatomas. J Int Adv Otol. 2022 Jul; 18(4):315-319.
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[Clinical analysis of 21 cases of cholesteatoma recidivism after canal-wall-up mastoidectomy with tympanoplasty]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2021 01 05; 35(1):66-69.
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Surgery for Cholesteatomatous Labyrinthine Fistula. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2017 Mar; 126(3):205-215.
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Congenital Cholesteatoma. Pediatr Ann. 2016 May 01; 45(5):e167-70.
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Patterns of failure in canal wall down mastoidectomy cavity instability. Otol Neurotol. 2012 Aug; 33(6):998-1001.
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Radial forearm free tissue transfer in the management of persistent cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Laryngoscope. 2005 Jun; 115(6):968-72.
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A retrospective analysis of the intact canal wall tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy. Am J Otol. 1981 Apr; 2(4):315-7.