A Large Mastoid Cholesterol Granuloma Eroding the Dura and Sigmoid Sinus
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Hui-Shan Hsieh1, Ming-Ying Zhuo1, Ta-Jen Lee1, Xiao-Hui Zhemg2 and Chung-Feng Hwang3* 1Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Xiamen Medical Center, China 2Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Xiamen Medical Center, China 3Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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