title: Acquired cholesteatoma in the pediatric age group.
abstract: Successful treatment of cholesteatoma in children is based on the same principles of therapy used in adults. A clinical profile of children with acquired cholesteatoma is compared with that of adults. Issues related to aggressiveness of disease, pathophysiology, diagnostic problems, and treatment approaches are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Edelstein
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Parisier
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence