title: Cholesterol granuloma of the frontal sinus. A case report.
abstract: A rare case of cholesterol granuloma of the frontal sinus is reported. The pathogenetical mechanisms and the tumour's behaviour are discussed on the basis of the patient's, the radiologic examination and the pathologist's finding's. A follow-up of three years is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiantelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghelardi
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cagno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002784:Cholesterol; D005260:Female; D005626:Frontal Sinus; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol