title: Cholesterol granuloma of maxillary sinus.
abstract: The cholesterol granuloma is a particular form of granulation tissue developing as part of a variety of tissue reactions. It is usually associated with chronic middle ear disease and is common in the mastoid antrum of temporal bone. Cholesterol granuloma is rare in maxillary antrum. A case is reported of cholesterol granuloma in the maxillary sinus of a 42-year-old man, with the unique feature that the soft tissue lesion is enclosed by thick bone, entirely within the sinus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, College of Dental Surgery, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India. dr_pratibha@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murugesan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chandrasekar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Anuja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol