A large and uncharacteristically aggressive cholesterol granuloma of the middle ear

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1001-1003

  Martin, T P C ^a,b   Tzifa, K T ^a   Chavda, S ^a   Irving, R M ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholesterol Granuloma; Management; Middle Ear

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DURA MATER; EROSION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MASTOIDECTOMY; MIDDLE EAR TUMOR; POSTERIOR FOSSA; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADULT; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29244484783     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221505775010661     Document Type: Article

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