title: A giant mastoid cholesteatoma with posterior cranial extension causing mass effect and obstructive hydrocephalus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Imaging, University Malaya Research Imaging Centre, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Basma I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Sabir
authors.forename: Kartini
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rahmat
authors.forename: Shaik Ismail
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Bux
authors.forename: Navarasi S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Rajagopal
authors.forename: Lai-Meng
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Looi
authors.forename: Sheau Fung
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Sia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008416:Mastoid / Q000473:pathology*; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Giant cholesteatoma; Hydrocephalus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurological complications; Petrous temporal