title: Pathogenesis of cholesteatoma.
abstract: Aural cholesteatomas consist of accumulations of desquamating keratinized epithelium within the middle ear or other pneumatized portion of the temporal bone. Cholesteatomas may be classified according to presumed etiology as congenital or acquired. The theoretical mechanisms of the pathogenesis of the two types are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, New York University Medical Center, New York.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sculerati
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Bluestone
mesh_terms: D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation