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March 06, 2008

Q: I need to know more about cholesterol granuloma

Q: I need to know more about cholesterol granuloma, especially diagnosis and treatment.

A:
This question was unusual in that it concerned a common condition, a not unusual type of benign growth, and that there does not seem to be many patient support groups related to the condition. Normally, we like to offer both consumer health and professional information about a condition, as well as helping people find other "real folk" who have some experience or concern related to the condition. For this topic, there was little quality consumer health information, so we are sharing mostly information for doctors, hoping that this will be helpful.

TERMS:
cholesterol granuloma
This is also known as or distinguished from: cholesteatoma, petrous apicitis, Gradenigo syndrome, Gradenigo's syndrome, giant cholesterol cyst of petrous apex, cholesterol granuloma of petrous apex, petrous apex schwannoma, clivus chordoma, clivus chondrosarcoma, as well as other names and conditions.

SEARCHING:
Here is a sample search for more information performed both in Pubmed (for articles for doctors) and Google (which also brough back mostly articles for doctors).

(cholesterol granuloma OR cholesteatoma) (head OR cranial OR cranium OR facial OR face OR aural OR auditory OR ear) "differential diagnosis"

Pubmed: http://tinyurl.com/3xjyn9

Google: http://tinyurl.com/2tcqa8

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION:

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS): Cholesteatoma: http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/ears/cholesteatoma.cfm

EarSite: Tumors: Cholesteatoma: http://www.earsite.com/tumors/cholesteatoma.html

MedlinePlus: Medical Encyclopedia: Cholesteatoma: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001050.htm

SUPPORT GROUPS / PATIENT FORUMS:

Cholesteatoma.net: http://www.cholesteatoma.net/

LINKS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS:

eMedicine: Cholesteatoma: http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic384.htm

eMedicine: Middle Ear, Cholesteatoma: http://www.emedicine.com/ENT/topic220.htm

eMedicine: Skull Base, Petrous Apex, Infection: http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic243.htm

eMedicine: Skull Base, Petrous Apex, Tumors: http://www.emedicine.com/ENT/topic244.htm

Posted by pfa at March 6, 2008 06:39 PM

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