intracranial cholesteatoma

intracranial cholesteatoma
a type of congenital cholesteatoma resembling an epidermal inclusion cyst, found in the skull, meninges, or brain; it grows slowly, often in the cisterns. Symptoms vary depending on what part of the brain is under pressure, but may become life-threatening.

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