Summary:
The paper presents 5 case histories of a rare cholesteatoma of external auditory duct. The authors
describe in detail pathogenetic factors of the origin, stage of the disease, differential diagnosis and
therapeutic procedure. The authors consider surgery as the therapeutic method of choice. Cholesteatoma
developing in external auditory duct is not a simple problem. It requires the same care and long term
observation as cholesteatomas in other localizations.
Key words:
cholesteatoma, external auditory duct, surgery.
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