Presentation
Headaches, incidental findings.
Patient Data
Age: 20 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Cholesterol granuloma - petrous apex
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Right petrous apex lesion demonstrating:
high signal intensity on T1 and T2 WI
no diffusion restriction
no signal drop on the fat suppression sequence
no evidence of post-contrast enhancement
no evidence of aggressive behavior
Case Discussion
MRI features of left petrous apex cholesterol granuloma which is the most common cystic lesion of the petrous apex.
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