Article: Clinicopathological consultation: Ear cholesteatoma versus cholesterol granuloma

Cholesteatoma and cholesterol granuloma of the ear are two different pathologic conditions that have often been confused in the past, and even in the present, in the literature. The features differentiating the two lesions are presented.

INTRODUCTION

Cholesteatoma and cholesterol granuloma continue to pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to both pathologists and otologists. The differential diagnosis between these lesions is very important, not only for academic reasons, but also in terms of clinical implications and treatment modalities. In this article we discuss the differential diagnosis between cholesteatoma and cholesterol granuloma in the ear. This distinction has been the ...

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