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.
Etiology for Petrous Apex Cholesterol Granuloma
A petrous apex cholesterol granuloma usually develops after trauma to the skull. The trauma causes the capillaries found within the petrous apex to rupture. This rupture causes an accumulation of serum within the petrous apex, which eventually forms into a cystic structure or a tumor.
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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.