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Cholesterol granuloma in the wall of a mandibular dentigerous cyst: a rare case report

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	Lee, J.H.; Alrashdan, M.S.; Ahn, K.M.; Kang, M.H.; Hong, S.P.; Kim, S.M.
	This document is a artículo publicadoDate2010
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	Cholesterol granuloma is an inflammatory reaction to cholesterol crystals deposition. It may develop in a variety of sites including the middle ear, mastoid process or even paranasal sinuses. Very few cases of cholesterol granuloma occurring in the jaws were reported. This report presents a rare case of cholesterol granuloma that developed in the wall of a large mandibular dentigerous cyst. The condition was treated with hemimandibulectomy followed by reconstruction with a free fibular flap.... [Leer más...] [-] Cholesterol granuloma is an inflammatory reaction to cholesterol crystals deposition. It may develop in a variety of sites including the middle ear, mastoid process or even paranasal sinuses. Very few cases of cholesterol granuloma occurring in the jaws were reported. This report presents a rare case of cholesterol granuloma that developed in the wall of a large mandibular dentigerous cyst. The condition was treated with hemimandibulectomy followed by reconstruction with a free fibular flap.
	Lee, J.H. ; Alrashdan, M.S. ; Ahn, K.M. ; Kang, M.H. ; Hong, S.P. ; Kim, S.M.. Cholesterol granuloma in the wall of a mandibular dentigerous cyst: a rare case report. En: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, 2010, Vol. 2, No. 2: 88-90