Cholesteatoma of external ear

Description

cholesteatoma of external ear: A cholesteatoma which involves invasion of the squamous tissue into a localized area of bony erosion of the ear canal. It may develop spontaneously or as a consequence of infection, trauma or surgery.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode H8_EXT_CHOL
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: H604
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: H604
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 4
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 9462
GWAS catalog 1000677
MESH D010032
SNOMED CT 35247001

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 55 23 32
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.03 0.02 0.04
Mean age at first event (years) 62.42 63.68 61.51
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 1.82 4.35 0.0

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 2 2 2
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 58.18 60.87 56.25

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