Cholesterol granuloma(CG) occurs frequently in association with chronic middle ear diseases. pa rti cul arly dis eases in the mastoid antrum a nd ai r cells of the tempora l bone. and much less frequent ly in paranasal sinuses, It occurs f1'eq uentJy seconda1'Y to massive hemor1'hage of oral and pal'aol'aJ cysts, Howeve1'. It has nevel' been I'eported to OCCUI' solely wi thout any association of pl'eexisting lesion in the mandibJe We expel'ienced development of unusuaJ cholestel'ol granuloma in the mandible, Seventy year old female pl'e sented diffuse ha1'd swelling on the left mandibular a rea with Iymphadenopathy in the left cer vical Iymph node Radi og1'aphic exarnination showed a well circumsc ribed multi locular radiolucency resembling soap bubble appeara nce with tooth di s placement and root resorption‘ leading to the radiogrphic imp1'ession of dentigerous cyst 0 1' 。dontogenic cys t or amelobJas toma, CT showed bucco-lingua lly undul ating expansi le lesion with co rticated ma l'gin from the left posterior mandibular bocly to the anterior ramus. including #46, #47 ancl #43. and the mass containing in the lesion showed s lightly lower a ttenuation than muscJe leading to the impression of ameloblastoma, The mass aftel' surgical excis ion composed of 3 sac like structures, measuring 4,1 cm, 1, 3cm ancl 1.4cm in diame ter respectively, One sac was t ightl y a ttached to the #46. l'eRembling dentigerous cyst, Mi croscopic examination showed a large numbel' of c h이 es te rol clefts in association with hemol'rhage, hemosiderin pigments and fO l'eign body giant cells, There was no evidence of cyst 0 1' other lesions, CG should be taken into diffe l'enti a l diagnosis in addition to odontogenic cysts and tumors when radiographica lly well ci rcumscribed multilocuJal' radiolucent lesion occurs

• Jihong Kim(Department of Oral Pathlolgy, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
• Seong Doo Hong(Department of Oral Pathlolgy, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
• Jae lL Lee(Department of Oral Pathlolgy, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
• Sam Pyo Hong(Department of Oral Pathlolgy, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University)