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Descriptor English: Cholesteatoma
Descriptor Spanish: Colesteatoma
Descriptor colesteatoma
Scope note: Masa no neoplásica de EPITELIO escamoso queratinizante que puede localizarse en las MENINGES; huesos del cráneo y, más frecuentemente, en la región de la MASTOIDES y del OÍDO MEDIO. El colesteatoma puede ser congénito o adquirido. No se trata de un tumor ni tampoco está relacionado con elevaciones del nivel de COLESTEROL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Colesteatoma
Descriptor French: Cholestéatome
Entry term(s): Cholesteatomas
Tree number(s): C17.800.428.260
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002781
Scope note: A non-neoplastic mass of keratin-producing squamous EPITHELIUM, frequently occurring in the MENINGES; bones of the skull, and most commonly in the MIDDLE EAR and MASTOID region. Cholesteatoma can be congenital or acquired. Cholesteatoma is not a tumor nor is it associated with high CHOLESTEROL.
Annotation: coordinate IM with organ/disease (IM) but CHOLESTEATOMA, MIDDLE EAR is available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 2831
Unique ID: D002781
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/09
Cholesteatoma - Preferred
Concept UI M0004265
Scope note A non-neoplastic mass of keratin-producing squamous EPITHELIUM, frequently occurring in the MENINGES; bones of the skull, and most commonly in the MIDDLE EAR and MASTOID region. Cholesteatoma can be congenital or acquired. Cholesteatoma is not a tumor nor is it associated with high CHOLESTEROL.
Preferred term Cholesteatoma
Entry term(s) Cholesteatomas



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