title: [Cholesteatoma of the external ear canal. A case report].
abstract: Cholesteatoma of the external ear canal is rare in otological practice. The case of a 62-year-old woman with local extension but scant symptoms or signs is reported. The literature is reviewed and the cause and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital de Motril, Granada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández Pérez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernández-Nogueras Jiménez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moreno León
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed