DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for cholesteatoma

Cholesteatoma [DOID:869]

A keratosis that is characterized by keratinizing squamous epithelium located in middle ear and/or mastoid, subepithelial connective tissue and by the progressive accumulation of keratin debris with or without surrounding inflammatory reaction.

Synonyms:  cholesteatoma,  cholesteatomas,  DOID:869

Linkouts:  OMIM