Cerebral cholesterol granuloma: case report Granuloma de colesterol cerebral: relato de caso

Intracranial cholesterol granulomas are rare lesions, and have been registered in petrous apex region. The presence of an intracerebral cholesterol granuloma is an uncommun event. We report the case of a 20-years-old woman who undergone craniotomy for resection of a temporal mass. Pathologic examina...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Mendonça, Cleiton Schweitzer Peron, Marco Antônio Stefani, Pasquale Gallo
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2007-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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description Intracranial cholesterol granulomas are rare lesions, and have been registered in petrous apex region. The presence of an intracerebral cholesterol granuloma is an uncommun event. We report the case of a 20-years-old woman who undergone craniotomy for resection of a temporal mass. Pathologic examination show a cholesterol granuloma.<br>Granulomas de colesterol intracranianos são lesões raras, sendo observados na região do ápice petroso. A ocorrência de granuloma de colesterol intracerebral é um evento incomum. Relata-se o caso de mulher de 20 anos submetida a craniotomia para ressecção de processo expansivo temporal, com exame anátomo-patológico evidenciando um granuloma de colesterol.
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spelling doaj-art-9b7df923e7e44e0583b1482376d44e6b2025-08-20T02:20:26ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria0004-282X1678-42272007-06-01652b54054110.1590/S0004-282X2007000300036Cerebral cholesterol granuloma: case report Granuloma de colesterol cerebral: relato de casoRodrigo MendonçaCleiton Schweitzer PeronMarco Antônio StefaniPasquale GalloIntracranial cholesterol granulomas are rare lesions, and have been registered in petrous apex region. The presence of an intracerebral cholesterol granuloma is an uncommun event. We report the case of a 20-years-old woman who undergone craniotomy for resection of a temporal mass. Pathologic examination show a cholesterol granuloma.<br>Granulomas de colesterol intracranianos são lesões raras, sendo observados na região do ápice petroso. A ocorrência de granuloma de colesterol intracerebral é um evento incomum. Relata-se o caso de mulher de 20 anos submetida a craniotomia para ressecção de processo expansivo temporal, com exame anátomo-patológico evidenciando um granuloma de colesterol.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000300036granuloma de corpo estranhocolesteroldoenças cerebraisgranuloma, foreign-bodycholesterolbrain diseases
spellingShingle Rodrigo Mendonça
Cleiton Schweitzer Peron
Marco Antônio Stefani
Pasquale Gallo
Cerebral cholesterol granuloma: case report Granuloma de colesterol cerebral: relato de caso
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
granuloma de corpo estranho
colesterol
doenças cerebrais
granuloma, foreign-body
cholesterol
brain diseases
title Cerebral cholesterol granuloma: case report Granuloma de colesterol cerebral: relato de caso
title_full Cerebral cholesterol granuloma: case report Granuloma de colesterol cerebral: relato de caso
title_fullStr Cerebral cholesterol granuloma: case report Granuloma de colesterol cerebral: relato de caso
title_full_unstemmed Cerebral cholesterol granuloma: case report Granuloma de colesterol cerebral: relato de caso
title_short Cerebral cholesterol granuloma: case report Granuloma de colesterol cerebral: relato de caso
title_sort cerebral cholesterol granuloma case report granuloma de colesterol cerebral relato de caso
topic granuloma de corpo estranho
colesterol
doenças cerebrais
granuloma, foreign-body
cholesterol
brain diseases
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000300036
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