Cholesterol granuloma of the superior mediastinum

Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Apr;81(4):1509-10. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.03.019.

Abstract

Cholesterol granuloma develops as a response to cholesterol acting as an irritant and causing giant cell formation. This more commonly affects the sinuses with no previous report in the mediastinal region. We describe such a case in a cardiac surgical patient with an incidental finding of testicular lumps.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cholesterol*
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Diseases / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Cholesterol