A rare, progressive, non-neoplastic pathologic process that arises from the maxillary sinus mucosal epithelium. It is characterized by the proliferation of keratinizing squamous epithelium and the formation of keratin sheets. It may lead to bone erosion and infections. Surgical removal is the appropriate treatment. [ NCIT:P378 ]

Synonyms: cholesteatoma (disease) of maxillary sinus maxillary sinus cholesteatoma (disease)

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database cross reference
  • DOID:867 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • NCIT:C35868 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • UMLS:C1334644 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • MEDGEN:277346 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
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http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1334644

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C35868

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_867

http://identifiers.org/medgen/277346

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MONDO:0006577