Acquired Cholesteatoma in the Pediatric Age Group

Some considerations about acquired adult and pediatric cholesteatomas

“…Conversely, Edelstein 78 stated that pediatric cholesteatoma would be less expansive, which would take to smaller incidence of complications and that adults would be more susceptible to facial palsy, intracranial infection, labyrinthic fistula and ossicle erosion. Disagreeing with this author, Darrouzet et al 79 suggested that fewer complications in the pediatric group would be caused by the fact that in this group the duration of the disease is on average below what is found in adults.…”

Histologic description of acquired cholesteatomas: comparison between children and adults

“…This pathology may affect children and adults alike, however, there are controversies shown in the literature as to its clinical manifestations in the different age ranges. Sheehy 7 , Tos 8 and Edelstein 9 believe the infantile cholesteatoma could be less expansive, and this would cause fewer complications. On the other hand, Galsscock 10 , Ruah 11 , Bujia 12 , Palva 13 and Sudhoff 14 believe the acquired cholesteatoma in children could be more aggressive and with more extensive growth.…”

Correlation of cholesteatomas perimatrix thickness with patient's age

“…According to Sheehy 2 , Tos 3 and Edelstein 4 , pediatric cholesteatoma is less expansive, which leads to lower incidence of complications. Conversely, Galsscock 5 , Ruah 6 , Bujia 7 , Palva 8 and Sudhoff 9 report that acquired cholesteatoma in children should be presented in a more aggressive way and with more extensive growth.…”