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Cholesterol granulomas are reactant lesions that develop in response to cholesterol crystals and foreign body giant cells. They are a commonly described benign condition affecting the middle ear and paranasal sinuses, however have been reported in various sites within the body. We describe a rare case of an incidental cholesterol granuloma in the anterior mediastinum of a cardiac surgical patient. Copyright © 2012 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Thiyaga R Krishnan, Sanjay K Sinha, Nand K Kejriwal. A rare case of cholesterol granuloma in the anterior mediastinum. Heart, lung & circulation. 2013 Apr;22(4):303-4

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PMID: 22906491

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