The Clinical Picture

Cholesteatoma

Malek H. Bouzaher, MD, Suat Kilic, MD and Samantha Anne, MD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2023, 90 (5) 279-281; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22064

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    Figure 1

    Computed tomography of the patient’s temporal bone, without contrast. (A) The axial view shows demineralization and erosion of the incus (arrow), and (B) the coronal view shows soft-tissue extension along the length of the incus (arrow).

  • Figure 2
    Figure 2

    (A) Intraoperative visualization of the patient’s retraction cholesteatoma (yellow arrow) prior to removal, with keratin debris in the posterosuperior quadrant (blue arrow). A small remnant of normal tympanic membrane was noted near the annulus anteriorly (green arrow). (B) After elevation of the tympanic membrane (green arrowhead), the lesion was found to have eroded through the tip of the incus (blue arrowhead).

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