Orbitofrontal Cholesterol Granuloma: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature

Purpose: to report two cases of orbitofrontal cholesterol granuloma, which is a rare progressive destructive diseasecase reports: we report two patients with orbitofrontal cholesterol granuloma; a 50-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman; both with progressive proptosis due to a cystic lesion in the superior part of the orbit with frontal bone erosion and intracranial extension. the second case had a previous incomplete surgery 5 years before and presented with recurrent orbital tumor. we performed orbitotomy and cyst evacuation for both cases, which resulted in complete resolution without any complications. at last follow-up (2 and 6 years after operations respectively), no recurrence was observed.conclusion: we presented the clinical and para-clinical manifestations and surgical results. complete resolution of symptoms without any recurrence was observed after surgery