Cholesterol granuloma of the anterior mediastinum with osseous metaplasia
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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 cholesteatoma and otitis media. They are rarely seen in the mediastinum. Osseous metaplasia is an exceed...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rare Tumors
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2036-3613,2036-3613
DOI: 10.4081/rt.2012.e47