Updates and Knowledge Gaps in Cholesteatoma Research

Figure 5

Cholesteatoma can be easily overlooked when hidden over the outer attic wall by various substances such as crust (a), debris (c), and granulation tissue (e). Complete removal of these substances may prevent misdiagnosis of cholesteatoma deep within the middle ear cleft ((b), (d), and (f)).

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