title: [Congenital cholesteatoma of temporal bone].
abstract: On the basis of 72 reports in the literature and own case, the authors described new theories on the pathogenesis of congenital cholesteatoma. They present differentiation of congenital and acquired cholesteatoma by cyto-, histochemical and immunohistochemical methods. They discuss methods of diagnosis and therapy. Attention has been called to diagnosis by CT and MR examinations.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Otolaryngologiczny Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego w Kaliszu.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bartnik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartnik-Krystalska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szewczyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D004431:Ear, External / Q000382:microbiology; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed