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Orbital Cholesterol Granuloma : A Rare Case Report

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Cholesterol Granuloma is a rare lesion which occurs at locations like ear, peritoneum, lungs, breast etc. and formed due to interaction of Cholesterol and living tissue. But Cholesterol Granuloma occurring in the orbit is a very rare entity and so we authors present a case of Cholesterol Granuloma of the orbit.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, 411044, India

    Sarang Gotecha, Ashish Chugh, Prashant Punia, Rajeev Reddy, Jayant Gaud & Ishant Rege

  2. Sector 27, Plot No-415, Pradhikaran, Nigdi, Pune, Maharashtra, 411044, India

    Ashish Chugh

  3. C1/604 , Mahendra Antheia, Nehru Nagar Road, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, 411018, India

    Prashant Punia

  4. Flat C1 904, Mahendra Antheia , Nehru Nagar Road, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, 411018, India

    Rajeev Reddy

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Dr Sarang Gotecha: Reviewing and Editing. Dr Ashish Chugh: Critical Revision. Dr Prashant Punia: Conceptualizing the Subject. Dr Sarang Gotecha: Reviewing and Editing. Dr Rajeev Reddy: Data collection, analysis, Research, Final Drafting. Dr Jayant Gaud: Drafting of the subject. Dr Ishant Rege: Methodology.

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Gotecha, S., Chugh, A., Punia, P. et al. Orbital Cholesterol Granuloma : A Rare Case Report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-024-04747-z

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