title: Cholesterol granuloma and other petrous apex lesions.
abstract: This article presents the latest information on the presentation, diagnosis, imaging characteristics, management, and outcomes for petrous apex cholesterol granulomas. An in-depth review of the pathophysiology and surgical approaches is presented along with a summary of other petrous apex lesions and their imaging characteristics.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9035, USA. Electronic address: Brandon.isaacson@utsouthwestern.edu.
authors: Brandon
authors: B
authors: Isaacson
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002784:Cholesterol; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol
keywords: Cholesterin granuloma; Cholesterol granuloma; Petrous apex; Petrous bone; Skull base; Temporal bone