Cholesteatoma

A cholesteatoma is a skin-bound cavity containing layers of dead skin cells that grow from the middle ear into the mastoid process of the temporal bone, destroying normal tissue as it grows.

The causes of cholesteatoma can be different, including chronic suppurative otitis media, retracted drum, etc. The main manifestation of the disease is the discharge of pus from the ear. Hearing loss, dizziness, and ear pain may also occur.

Untreated cholesteatoma is dangerous because it can lead to serious complications. It can destroy bone tissue and spread into the cranial cavity, which can lead to meningitis or brain abscess.

The main treatment for cholesteatoma is surgery - mastoidectomy. It consists of removing the affected tissue and sanitation of the middle ear. This allows you to stop the progression of the disease and prevent the development of dangerous complications.

In rare cases, congenital cholesteatoma occurs, affecting the temporal bone or the central nervous system. Such forms are usually detected in childhood and require immediate surgical treatment.

**Cholesteatoma** is a small formation limited to a layer of skin, containing layers of keratinized areas of skin located between the middle ear and the mastoid process. As the tumor grows, it destroys bone and other tissue in its path, such as the optic nerve, which passes through part of the cranial bones. Prolonged for many years, this form of otitis media threatens to lead to inflammation of the nerves and brain and the appearance of abscesses. With **cholestamotome, a surgical intervention** called mastidectomy** is required, complete removal of hardened tissue.

Cholesteatoma A cholesteatomatoma is a pathological formation that consists of dead and desquamated integumentary cells of the auricle adjacent to the cartilaginous part of the eardrum. Debugged from the upper layers of human skin. The tumor fills the chamber space and spreads. Microorganisms penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin. This leads to the fact that the processes of inflammation and destruction intensify. Such changes can lead to brain damage. With this pathology, abscesses and meningitis are complications.