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Histology of cholesteatoma.
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posted on 2012-12-20, 00:36 authored by Christin Klenke, Sebastian Janowski, Daniela Borck, Darius Widera, Jörg Ebmeyer, Jörn Kalinowski, Anke Leichtle, Ralf Hofestädt, Tahwinder Upile, Christian Kaltschmidt, Barbara Kaltschmidt, Holger SudhoffHistologically, a mixture of keratinous material and stratified squamous epithelium is required to diagnose cholesteatoma. The epithelium displays stratified squamous epithelium with keratinization (matrix). The subepithelial region is occupied by connective tissue. Abbreviations: C: stratum corneum; G: stratum granulosum; S: stratum spinosum; B: stratum basale; D: dermis. Magnification, 600x.
