title: Giant cholesterol cyst of the petrous bone: a case report.
abstract: The giant cholesterol cyst (GCC) is a benign lesion that gradually enlarges and causes progressive bone erosion and serious neurologic deficits of the cranial nerves within the temporal bone and jugular foramen. We report here a lesion located behind the petrous bone and describe the diagnostic evaluation, pathology, and surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: H Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Gökalp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deda
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Başkaya
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Berk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002784:Cholesterol; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol