CHOLESTEROL GRANULOMA OF THE MAXILLARY SINUS - 6 CASES FROM THE SAME REGION

Citation
T. Kunt et al., CHOLESTEROL GRANULOMA OF THE MAXILLARY SINUS - 6 CASES FROM THE SAME REGION, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 112(1), 1998, pp. 65-68
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
112
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
65 - 68
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1998)112:1<65:CGOTMS>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
It is common to find cholesterol granuloma in the mastoid antrum and a ir cells of the temporal bone, but it is very rare in paranasal sinuse s. In the development of this pathology, the key factor is the presenc e of a closed cavity containing exudate and blood. Six cases of choles terol granuloma of the maxillary sinus are presented from six years' s tudy in our hospital. According to the main symptoms, clinical finding s, and radiological appearance (except the destruction of the antrum w all in some patients), the pathology was similar to chronic maxillary sinusitis. All the patients were treated with radical operative techni ques. In this study, we reviewed the literature and our cases, and cou ld not detect any findings to explain why this pathology had occurred frequently in our district. We strongly recommend that investigations should be carried out on all specimens obtained from paranasal sinus s urgery, because the cholesterol granuloma in the maxillary antrum coul d be mistaken for chronic sinusitis.