Open AccessPattern of cholesteatomas under a scanning electron microscope - a risk factor for bone resorption
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Wiatr,
Katarzyna Job,
Maciej Wiatr
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta otorhinolaryngologica italica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1827-675X
pISSN - 0392-100X
DOI - 10.14639/0392-100x-n1413
Subject(s) - cholesteatoma , medicine , middle ear , temporal bone , resorption , bone resorption , pathognomonic , scanning electron microscope , pathology , anatomy , surgery , materials science , disease , composite material
The damaging effect of cholesteatomas presents mainly as bone resorption by osteoclasts located in the space between the bone and perimatrix. This process is initiated by the molecular cascade of osteoclast differentiation factors. The aim of the study is to analyse cholesteatoma microstructures via scanning electron microscope (SEM), and associate them with risk and grade of bone erosion.