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Cholesterol granuloma of the paranasal sinuses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. Bütler  and
R. Grossenbacher
S. Bütler
Affiliation:
ResidentDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
R. Grossenbacher*
Affiliation:
Head, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
*
PD Dr. R. Grossenbacher, Department of Otohinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cantonal Hospital, CH-9007 St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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Abstract

Cholesterol granulomata of the middle ear occasionally accompany chronic middle-ear diseases with diminished ventilation. In the paranasal sinuses, especially in the frontal sinus, they have occasionally been mentioned in the literature.

Disordered ventilation and impaired drainage are decisive pathogenic factors in the causation of cholesterol granuloma. Views remain divided on the source of the cholesterol and on the importance of bleeding in the development of cholesterol granuloma. Two patients with a cholesterol granuloma of the frontal sinus are presented and discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 8 , August 1989 , pp. 776 - 779
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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