Attic Cholesteatoma Ct
Extensive holotympanic acquired cholesteatoma was the most common found in 32 14 of patients followed by attic cholesteatoma found in 28 6 of patients.
Attic cholesteatoma ct. Ct is required for preoperative planning reconstruction of ossicles if needed and to exclude perforation of the bony tegmen. Findings are characteristic of an acquired cholesteatoma. As the cholesteatoma fills the aditus ad antrum the adjacent lateral semicircular canal is at risk. It usually begins as a collection of dead skin cells and develops into a cyst like pocket behind the eardrum.
Upon reaching the posterolateral wall of the attic further expansion of the cholesteatoma is deflected superiorly toward the aditus ad antrum and mastoid antrum. Table 2 location and extant of cholesteatoma. A cholesteatoma is an abnormal skin growth that can develop in the middle ear. Ct is the modality of choice for diagnostic assessment of cholesteatomas due to its ability to demonstrate the bony anatomy of the temporal bone in exquisite detail.
Table 2shows the location of cholesteatoma.