Chiara Rustichelli

Chiara Rustichelli


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25 August 2025 in Sinusitis
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CRChiara Rustichelli
Chiara Rustichelli
Alessandro SerroneAlessandro Serrone
Alessandro Serrone
Giovanni CavalloGiovanni Cavallo
Giovanni Cavallo
Antonino ManiaciAntonino Maniaci
Antonino Maniaci
Gian Luca FaddaGian Luca Fadda
Gian Luca Fadda
Cholesterol granuloma is an uncommon inflammatory lesion whose etiology is still unclear. It is thought to originate from blood accumulation in a pneumatized space, probably after bleeding. The most frequent site is the petrous apex of the temporal bone, whilst it is very uncommon in the paranasal sinuses. We present a clinical case of an 80-year-old female patient with intense frontal headache and diplopia who underwent a neuro-navigated endoscopic sinus surgery. The histological diagnosis was a cholesterol granuloma of the frontal sinus, contaminated by Aspergillus Fumigatus hyphae. Cholesterol granuloma of the frontal sinus is a rare finding in clinical practice, but it should be taken into account in the diagnostic path in presence of rapidly increasing sight alterations and headache, even without rhinological symptoms.