A cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the middle ear is called
A) presbycusis
B) cholesteatoma
C) acoustic neuroma
D) ceruminoma

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A cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol in the middle ear is called a cholesteatoma. It can cause hearing loss and other complications if left untreated. Presbycusis is age-related hearing loss, an acoustic neuroma is a tumor on the vestibular nerve, and a ceruminoma is a tumor of the ear canal typically caused by excessive earwax buildup.

A Cystlike Mass Composed of Epithelial Cells and Cholesterol Occurring