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 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 43 | 20 | 23 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 61.29 | 61.51 | 61.1 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 58.14 | 60.0 | 56.52 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |