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A review of the definition, terminology and pathology of aural cholesteatoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. Ferlito
A. Ferlito*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Padua, Italy
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Professor A. Ferlito, ENT Department, University of Padua, Nuovo Policlinico, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy. Fax:(49) 8755292
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Abstract

Despite a considerable amount of discussion and research in the course of many years, aural cholesteatoma has remained a matter of controversy. This review concerns only the definition, terminology and pathology of this common and severe disease.

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Cholesteatomadefinitionterminologypathology
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Review Article
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 6 , June 1993 , pp. 483 - 488
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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