Cholesterol granuloma of the superior mediastinum.
Cholesterol granuloma develops as a response to cholesterol acting as an irritant and causing giant cell formation. This more commonly affects the sinuses with no previous report in the mediastinal region. We describe such a case in a cardiac surgical patient with an incidental finding of testicular lumps.
Cardiothoracic Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom. heymanluckraz@aol.com
Heyman
H
Luckraz
James
J
Coulston
Ahmed
A
Azzu
D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
D002784:Cholesterol