title: Tympanic membrane perforation with squamous epithelial ingrowth.
abstract: The squamous epithelium of the tympanic membrane and external auditory canal exhibits an inherent migration pattern to facilitate the exfoliation of keratinizing squamous cells as part of a natural cleansing mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Danielle M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: Senja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomovic
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Jyung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology*; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*