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  • Title: [Cholesterol granuloma of the petrous apex--etiology, diagnosis and therapy].
    Author: Lorenz KJ, Hamer G, Sator W, Maier H.
    Journal: Laryngorhinootologie; 1996 Dec; 75(12):775-82. PubMed ID: 9081286.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: In the past cholesterol granuloma has been described as an innocuous disease in the mastoid air cells related to an obstruction of the air source to a normally pneumatized cavity due to chronic inflammation. Cholesterol granuloma of the petrous apex has since been recognized as a distinct clinical entity that may cause severe cranial nerve problems and which thus demands adequate surgical treatment. CASE REPORT: Diagnosis and surgical management are discussed on the basis of two typical case studies and a review of the literature.
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