CHOLESTEROL GRANULOMA OF THE MAXILLARY SINUS IN THE PATIENT OPERATED WITH PREDIAGNOSIS OF SINONASAL POLYP: A CASE REPORT

Authors : Can YAZIRLIOGLU, Didar GÜRSOY, Şemsettin OKUYUCU

Pages : 720-723

Doi:10.16899/jcm.1288668

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Publication Date : 2023-07-31

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Baccground/aim, methods, results, conclusion Cholesterol granuloma is a granulomatous reaction which develops against cholesterol crystals precipitating in the tissues and may be seen in any localization of the head-neck region. It has been first described by Graham and Michael in 1978 and it is rarely seen in this anatomical region. The pathogenesis of sinonasal Cholesterol granuloma is not clear. In this case report, we aimed to present a 69-year-old female patient with cholesterol granuloma originating from the maxillary sinus with clinical, radiological and pathological findings.
Keywords : kolesterol granülomu, maksiller sinüs, sinonasal polip