title: Recurrent orbitofrontal cholesterol granuloma: a case report.
abstract: Orbitofrontal cholesterol granuloma is a rare entity that has a predilection for men in their fourth or fifth decade and occurs almost exclusively within the frontal bone overlying the lacrimal fossa. Surgery by drainage and curettage is virtually curative in all cases and recurrence is very rare. We describe the case of a 77-year-old man with recurrent orbitofrontal cholesterol granuloma 11 years after surgery, presumably due to subtotal curettage. The potential use of an endoscope to aid complete removal of lesion is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide and South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Adelaide, Australia. daviditsia@gmail.com
authors.forename: David I T
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Sia
authors.forename: Garry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Selva
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000473:pathology; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol