Broekaert D
Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, State University of Ghent, Belgium.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg. 1991;45(4):355-67.
This review provides an overview of the problem of middle ear cholesteatoma, and encompasses the following areas: the definition, the light and ultramicroscopic structure, the etiology, the pathogenesis (with special emphasis on the congenital or "embryonic rest" theory, immigration, invagination and papillary ingrowth, traumatic or iatrogenic implantation and metaplastic origin), and finally the pathology of cholesteatoma including bone erosion. An attempt is made to distill the actual and leading thoughts concerning this intriguing entity.
本综述概述了中耳胆脂瘤问题，涵盖以下方面：定义、光镜和超微结构、病因、发病机制（特别强调先天性或“胚胎残余”理论、移行、内陷和乳头样生长、创伤性或医源性植入以及化生起源），最后是胆脂瘤的病理学，包括骨质侵蚀。本文试图提炼关于这个有趣疾病的实际和前沿观点。
