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Descriptor
English
:
Cholesteatoma
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Colesteatoma
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Colesteatoma
Tree Number:
C17.800.428.260
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate IM with organ/disease (IM) but
CHOLESTEATOMA
, MIDDLE
EAR
is available
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
2831
Unique Identifier:
D002781
Occurrence in VHL
:
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