Cholesterol granuloma of the anterior mediastinum with osseous metaplasia

Cholesterol granuloma is a well-characterized entity comprised of a foreign-body giant cell-reaction that forms in response to the presence of cholesterol crystals. It is usually found in the middle-ear or mastoid process in patients with diseases associated with chronic inflammation such as cholest...

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Main Authors: Tarek Frederick Ezzat, Salem Alowami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-11-01
Series:Rare Tumors
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/3918