[Cholesterol cyst-granuloma on petrous apex. Report of a case and differential diagnosis].
Cholesterol granulomas and cysts located on the petrous apex can course of a silent way during years. We describe one case assisted in our consulting rooms which was discovered after performing CT and MRI (with and without paramagnetic contrast) in a patient with vertigo associated to conscience loss without other symptoms. In the discussion is exposed which must be the differential diagnosis of this pathology.
Pino Rivero
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Hospital Campo Arañuelo - Navalmoral de la Mata, Cáceres. vicentepinorivero@terra.com
Rodríguez Carmona
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M
Sánchez García
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D
Iglesias González
R J
RJ
del Castillo Beneyto
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F
D000328:Adult; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002784:Cholesterol; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010579:Petrous Bone
D002784:Cholesterol