title: Bilateral maxillary sinus cholesterol granuloma: a rare entity.
abstract: Cholesterol granuloma in the paranasal sinuses is rare. It is more common in the mastoid antrum and temporal bone air cells in chronic middle ear disease. A case of bilateral maxillary sinus cholesterol granuloma that mimics chronic maxillary sinusitis is reported. This is the first reported case of cholesterol granuloma of the maxillary sinus in the Malaysian Literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Marina
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Gendeh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol