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Features:
Features:
*Benign fibrous tissue.
*Benign fibrous tissue.
==Cholesteatoma==
===General===
*Squamous epithelium in the middle ear - leading to accumulation of keratinaceous debris.<ref>URL: [http://www.harrisonspractice.com/practice/ub/view/Harrisons%20Practice/141015/all/otitis_media_and_mastoiditis http://www.harrisonspractice.com/practice/ub/view/Harrisons%20Practice/141015/all/otitis_media_and_mastoiditis]. Accessed on: 16 March 2011.</ref>
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref>{{cite journal |author=Iino Y, Toriyama M, Ohmi S, Kanegasaki S |title=Activation of peritoneal macrophages with human cholesteatoma debris and alpha-keratin |journal=Acta Otolaryngol. |volume=109 |issue=5-6 |pages=444–9 |year=1990 |pmid=1694387 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Keratinaceous debris - '''key feature'''.
*Squamous epithelium.
*Macrophages +/- giant cell (containing keratinceous debris).
*Chronic inflammation (lymphocytes).


==See also==
==See also==
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