title: Iatrogenic cholesteatoma of the neck.
abstract: Epidermal cysts of the upper neck may appear years after ipsilateral radical mastoidectomy for cholesteatoma. Three patients are presented, and the etiological factors operating in the development of such tumors in these patients and others cited in the literature are discussed.
authors.affiliation: E.N.T. Department, Soroka University Hospital, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fliss
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puterman
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tovi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000601:surgery*; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery*; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors