As seen in this photo the arrow points towards the flaky cholesteatoma in the middle ear cavity.
Attic cholesteatoma photograph.
Nov 21 2018 explore miranda rochol s board cholesteatoma followed by 183 people on pinterest.
Note the eardrum retraction in the posterior inferior quadrant.
It often develops as a cyst that sheds layers of old skin and may.
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.
Cholesteatoma or the skin in the wrong place occurs in the middle of the ear.
Cholesteatoma skin growth is a whitish mass that may be adherent to the undersurface of the eardrum as seen in this example.
A cholesteatoma is an abnormal noncancerous skin growth that can develop in the middle section of your ear behind the eardrum.
During the otoscopic examinations special attention should be given to the origin of acquired cholesteatoma the attic and posterosuperior quadrant locations of the eardrum.
This is a rare disease which could cause deafness if not removed by surgery.
The left hand picture shows a large attic cholesteatoma with exposure of the head of the malleus.