Intraosseous cholesterol granuloma in maxilla and mandible —rare case report

Cholesterol granuloma is a rare lesion resulting from a granulomatous reaction containing cholesterol crystals. Such injury is often associated with sinus diseases, surgeries, and local trauma that can cause focal bleeding. This case refers to 2 lesions in the left maxilla and mandible in a 38-year-old female patient. The lesions were not related to sinus alterations; moreover, one was located in the mandible. Sagittal and axial tomographic sections showed a periapical hypodense area between teeth 24 and 25 and between teeth 34 and 35.

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - August 17, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Laura Ces ário Oliveira, Antônio Afonso Sommer, Helvécio Marangon, Rodrigo Soares De Andrade, Leonardo Bíscaro Pereira, Paulo Rogério De Faria, Daniella Cristina Borges Source Type: research