Cholesteatoma in dogs: literature review

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Tamires de Vecchi Trani
Natália Guerreiro Lyra
Bruno Pietroluongo

Abstract

Cholesteatoma is an otologic disease, characterized as a benign aural epidermoid cyst. Clinical manifestations of this disease can be: otalgia, pain or inability to open the mouth, head tilt, facial paralysis, ataxia, and pain under temporomandibular joint palpation. Diagnosis is based on exams such as tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and video-otoscopy; and histopathological examination is essential to confirm the diagnosis. Surgery is the most effective treatment, albeit it may not be curative, consisting of removing the remains of keratin and squamous epithelium of the middle ear. In Veterinary Medicine, this has a high rate of recurrence.

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TRANI, T. DE V.; LYRA, N. G.; PIETROLUONGO, B. Cholesteatoma in dogs: literature review. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 17, n. 1, p. 8-14, 8 May 2019.
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CLÍNICA VETERINÁRIA DE PEQUENOS ANIMAIS