[Cholesterol granuloma of the choroid simulating a macular tumor].
METHODS
We present a 76-year-old woman with a cholesterol granuloma of the choroid simulating a choroidal melanoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Cholesterol granuloma in the choroid is a quite rare tumor with a characteristic histology of foreign body reactions surrounding cholesterol crystals.
Asensio Sánchez
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Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital General, Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Spain.
Perna Monroy
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Pérez Alonso
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D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology*; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans
D002784:Cholesterol
Granuloma de colesterol coroideo simulando un tumor macular.