title: Giant cholesteatoma of the temporal bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Rabia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shihada
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brodsky
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luntz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000209:etiology; D046089:Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D038781:Otoscopy; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016312:Treatment Refusal