Cholesteatoma or the skin in the wrong place occurs in the middle of the ear.
Attic cholesteatoma photograph.
Note the eardrum retraction in the posterior inferior quadrant.
2 once the eardrum has been lifted there is significant cholesteatoma within the middle ear cavity.
The left hand picture shows a large attic cholesteatoma with exposure of the head of the malleus.
This is a rare disease which could cause deafness if not removed by surgery.
The picture on the far right shows a large attic cholesteatoma extending behind the eardrum into the mesotympanium.
During the otoscopic examinations special attention should be given to the origin of acquired cholesteatoma the attic and posterosuperior quadrant locations of the eardrum.
Cholesteatoma is a destructive and expanding growth consisting of keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and or mastoid process cholesteatomas are not cancerous as the name may suggest but can cause significant problems because of their erosive and expansile properties.
As seen in this photo the arrow points towards the flaky cholesteatoma in the middle ear cavity.
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A cholesteatoma is an abnormal noncancerous skin growth that can develop in the middle section of your ear behind the eardrum.