Ear, nose & throat · UKMLA & AKT
Cholesteatoma
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise cholesteatoma — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- Cholesteatoma is an accumulation of desquamating keratin-producing squamous epithelium within the middle ear cleft - locally destructive via enzymatic osteoclast activation, threatening the ossicular chain, facial nerve, labyrinth, and intracranial structures.
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