Cholesterol granuloma and other petrous apex lesions.

Brandon Isaacson

Journal: Otolaryngologic clinics of North America 2015;48(2):361-73

PMID: 25650229

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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.

Address: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9035, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2014.12.009

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MeSH Terms: Bone Diseases, Cholesterol, Diagnosis, Differential, Granuloma, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Petrous Bone, Tomography, X-Ray Computed