Recurrent Orbitofrontal Cholesterol Granuloma: A Case Report

Orbitofrontal cholesterol granuloma is a rare entity that has a predilection for men in their fourth or fifth decade and occurs almost exclusively within the frontal bone overlying the lacrimal fossa. Surgery by drainage and curettage is virtually curative in all cases and recurrence is very rare. W...

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Published in:Orbit (Amsterdam) 2012-06, Vol.31 (3), p.184-186
Main Authors: Sia, David I. T., Davis, Garry, Selva, Dinesh
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cholesterol
Endoscopy - methods
Frontal Bone - pathology
Granuloma, Foreign-Body - diagnosis
Granuloma, Foreign-Body - surgery
Humans
Male
Orbital Diseases - diagnosis
Orbital Diseases - surgery
Recurrence
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Orbitofrontal cholesterol granuloma is a rare entity that has a predilection for men in their fourth or fifth decade and occurs almost exclusively within the frontal bone overlying the lacrimal fossa. Surgery by drainage and curettage is virtually curative in all cases and recurrence is very rare. We describe the case of a 77-year-old man with recurrent orbitofrontal cholesterol granuloma 11 years after surgery, presumably due to subtotal curettage. The potential use of an endoscope to aid complete removal of lesion is discussed.
ISSN:0167-6830
1744-5108
DOI:10.3109/01676830.2011.648814