Cholesteatoma The initial signs of a cholesteatoma are drainage from the ear canal and hearing loss. A cholesteatoma is a benign growth of skin in an abnormal location such as the middle ear or petrous apex. The latter is an area of bone located deep to the inner ear. Normally, squamous epithelium or skin lines the entire ear canal and the outer surface of the eardrum. The outermost layer of ...

This site is hosted by Netfirms Web Hosting Welcome to Cholesteatoma Resources. This site has been developed to provide easy to understand, up to date information to individuals that have been diagnosed with cholesteatoma or their family members. I started this site after my son, Vinny, was diagnosed with cholesteatoma last October at the age of six after countless visits to the pediatrician's ...