The middle ear cholesteatoma: definition, classification and etiopathogenesis issues (brief literature review). Part I

Abstract

This article provides a brief literature review of national and foreign authors’ works, presenting a brief historical sketch of the study of the middle ear cholesteatoma. The authors present cholesteatoma definition from the viewpoint of V. F. Undrits, L. T. Levin, V. T. Palchun, I. Friedmann, H. Schuknecht and other domestic and foreign authors. The article describes the modern concepts of its macroscopic and microscopic structure, giving coverage to the currently existing classifications. The authors consider the theories of the etiology and pathogenesis of congenital and acquired middle ear cholesteatoma.