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Orbital Cholesterol Granuloma : A Rare Case Report
Sarang Gotecha1, Ashish Chugh1,2, Prashant Punia1,3
1Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra 411044 India.
Abstract:
Cholesterol Granuloma is a rare lesion which occurs at locations like ear, peritoneum, lungs, breast etc. and formed due to interaction of Cholesterol and living tissue. But Cholesterol Granuloma occurring in the orbit is a very rare entity and so we authors present a case of Cholesterol Granuloma of the orbit.
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