Cholesterol granuloma: An uncommon clinical entity of the maxillary sinus.

This article reports a case of a 30 year-old man, with complaints of  postnasal discharge, cough and itching in bilateral ears. CT imaging showed polypoidal mass in left maxillary sinus. Endoscopic sinus surgery was performed, the cholesterol granuloma was removed from left maxillary sinus and tissue was submitted in our department for histopathological examination. It microscopically showed foreign body giant cell reaction to cholesterol crystals.
Source: Head and Neck Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research