Mastoid cholesterol granuloma: a case presentation
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https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20163479Keywords:
Cholesterol granuloma, Mastoid, Middle earAbstract
Cholesterol granuloma (CG) may involve the petrous apex and rarely may involve the middle ear and the mastoid bone. On magnetic resonance imaging, the mass revealed a high signal on both T1 and T2- weighted images. This is a case report of mastoid cholesterol granuloma in association of cholesteotoma causing persistent ear discharge in a 12 years old boy.
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