loading...| Preferred Name |
Cholesteatoma |
| Definitions |
Cholesteatoma is a benign but potentially destructive growth consisting of keratinizing epithelium located in the middle ear and/or mastoid process. In cholesteatoma, a skin cyst grows into the middle ear and mastoid. The cyst is not cancerous but can erode tissue and cause destruction of the ear. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0009797 |
| creation_date |
2009-02-11T05:20:04Z |
| creator | |
| database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:575006 SNOMEDCT_US:363668000 UMLS:C0008373 MSH:D002781 |
| definition |
Cholesteatoma is a benign but potentially destructive growth consisting of keratinizing epithelium located in the middle ear and/or mastoid process. In cholesteatoma, a skin cyst grows into the middle ear and mastoid. The cyst is not cancerous but can erode tissue and cause destruction of the ear. |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0009797 |
| label |
Cholesteatoma |
| notation |
HP:0009797 |
| prefLabel |
Cholesteatoma |
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