title: Cholesteatomatous otitis media: histopathological changes. A post mortem study on temporal bones.
abstract: The histopathological changes in the temporal bones of 3 deceased donors individuals with concomitant chronic cholesteatomatous otitis media have been studied. The different forms of cholesteatoma are analyzed: the primary congenital, the primary acquired and the secondary acquired. The different clinical relevance and the different therapeutic guidelines are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Otolaryngology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salvinelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trivelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Linthicum
mesh_terms: D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000473:pathology*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*