Intracranial cholesteatoma - case report and critical review

• Published in: Clinical neuropathology Vol. 28; no. 6; p. 440
• Main Authors: Habesoglu, T E, Balak, N, Habesoglu, M, Zemheri, E, Isik, N, Elmaci, I, Egeli, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.11.2009
• Subjects: Brain Diseases - complications; Brain Diseases - diagnosis; Brain Diseases - surgery; Cholesteatoma - complications; Cholesteatoma - diagnosis; Cholesteatoma - surgery; Chronic Disease; Craniotomy; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Middle Aged; Otitis Media - etiology; Treatment Outcome; Vertigo - etiology

Chronic otitis media is a potentially serious disease because of its complications, most of which are common in conjunction with cholesteatomas. There is variance in the terminology used by neurosurgeons, otorhinolaryngologists and neuropathologists. Synonyms for cholesteatoma found in the literatur...