title: Squamous epithelium in the middle ear and sinus.
abstract: This study has been performed between December 1990-March 1991 in the Microsurgery laboratory of the Marmara University Hospital. Twelve healthy albino guinea pigs were used as a study group while the control group consists of three animals. The potentials for cholesteatoma formation of the squamous epithelium, namely the squamous epithelium of the posterior superior part of the external ear canal skin and normal skin, were investigated. Among 24 subjects who were implanted by canal skin, cholesteatoma was formed in 21 of them. Likewise, 19 of 24 animals implanted by normal skin came out with cholesteatoma formation. Between these two types of epithelium, there is no statistical difference in cholesteatoma formation (p > 0.5).
authors.affiliation: Marmara School of Medicine, ENT Department, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tutkun
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Batman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uneri
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sehitoglu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*