CLINICAL ASPECTS OF CHOLESTEATOMA IN DOGS
Keywords: Histopathology, otoendoscopy, computed tomography.
Canine auricular cholesteatoma, a disease unknown to many veterinarians, is an epidermoid cyst that forms in the middle ear cavity, often as a complication of otitis media, but the etiopathogenesis remains controversial and unknown in veterinary medicine. There are few reports in the world and in Brazil; possibly because it is underdiagnosed. The objectives of the study were: (i) to report the epidemiological data of animals with the disease treated between the years 2017 to 2022 with cholesteatoma; (ii) propose the best diagnostic method for cholesteatoma; (iii) correlate the prognosis of the disease with the therapy adopted. A total of 105 records were evaluated, 100 of the canine species and 5 of the feline species, obtaining information on the history, anamnesis, clinical evolution and signs present. As well as the results of computed tomography, otoendoscopy and histopathology with confirmation of the diagnosis of cholesteatoma. In general, histopathology is the most used method described for confirmation of cholesteatoma, however the most known material collection is done by surgical procedure. It is concluded that there is a growing number of cases of cholesteatoma in dogs and otoendoscopy in association with computed tomography is effective methods for early diagnosis.