Petrous Apex Cholesterol Granuloma
A petrous apex cholesterol granuloma is a tumor that occurs when serum from leaky capillaries within the petrous apex begins to accumulate and forms a cystic structure.
Complications for Petrous Apex Cholesterol Granuloma
As a petrous apex cholesterol granuloma continues to grow, it begins to erode and remodel the surrounding bones of the skull base. Continued growth can also put pressure on the brain, trigeminal ganglion, facial nerve, and can extend into the inner ear.
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Dr. Sanjay Prasad MD FACS is a board certified physician and surgeon with over thirty-two years of sub-specialty experience in Otology, Neurotology, advanced head and neck oncologic surgery, and cranial base surgery. He is chief surgeon and founder of the private practice, Metropolitan NeuroEar Group, located in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area.