A cholesteatoma is a growth behind your eardrum (tympanic membrane). It develops when dead skin cells gather behind your eardrum to form a lump or cyst that may look like a pearl. You can be born …

A cholesteatoma is a skin cyst in the middle-ear made up of trapped skin cells and debris. It is not cancerous, but it can cause destruction of the ear bones and tissues, and predispose to infections.

Cholesteatoma is a destructive and expanding growth consisting of keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process. [1][2] Cholesteatomas are not cancerous as the name may …

Feb 2, 2025 · What is a cholesteatoma? A cholesteatoma is a non-cancerous abnormal growth of skin-like tissue in the middle ear. Cholesteatomas are rare. It can be present at birth (congenital) but …

Aug 20, 2024 · A cholesteatoma consists of squamous epithelium that is trapped within the skull base and that can erode and destroy important structures within the temporal bone. Its potential for causing...

Cholesteatoma is a skin-containing cyst or growth located in or near the middle ear. The growth can be either present at birth (congenital) or can form later in childhood, sometimes as a complication of …

May 2, 2024 · Cholesteatoma is a type of skin cyst that is located in the middle ear and mastoid bone in the skull. Cholesteatoma can be a birth defect (congenital). It more commonly occurs as a result of …

Jun 18, 2024 · A cholesteatoma is a noncancerous skin growth that forms in the middle ear. Here’s what to know to prevent complications like permanent hearing loss.

Jan 25, 2025 · Sometimes, skin cells inside your ear can do this and cause a lump called a cholesteatoma. The lump typically starts deep in your ear near your eardrum and grows toward your …

Cholesteatoma is a skin-lined cyst that begins at the margin of the eardrum and invades the middle ear and mastoid (arrow). This photograph shows a typical cholesteatoma that has eaten into the bone, …