title: Cholesterol granuloma in the middle fossa presenting 30 years after surgery for chronic otitis media: a case report.
abstract: A massive left subtemporal extradural cholesterol granuloma in a 45 year old male patient is reported. The lesion communicated with the petrous temporal bone and was diagnosed after it became symptomatic 30 years following surgery for left chronic otitis media. The case is analysed and the literature on the subject is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India. dmuzumdar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Muzumdar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chagla
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol; D002908:Chronic Disease; D035301:Cranial Fossa, Middle / Q000473:pathology*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol