title: Post-traumatic cholesteatoma of the external auditory canal.
abstract: Post-traumatic cholesteatoma of the external auditory canal is a rare condition which is not mentioned in any of the American or British otological reference works. Three cases are described, and the pathogenesis, management, and medico-legal implications discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004424:Ear Canal; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed