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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:1509-1510
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Cholesterol Granuloma of the Superior Mediastinum

Heyman Luckraz, FRCS * , James Coulston, MBBCh, Ahmed Azzu, FRCS

Cardiothoracic Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication March 3, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Dr Luckraz, Cardiothoracic Unit, Block C5, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN UK (Email: heymanluckraz{at}aol.com).

Cholesterol granuloma develops as a response to cholesterol acting as an irritant and causing giant cell formation. This more commonly affects the sinuses with no previous report in the mediastinal region. We describe such a case in a cardiac surgical patient with an incidental finding of testicular lumps.






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