Parapharyngeal lipoma extending to skull base: Acase report and review of the literature
Skull Base, cilt.14, sa.2, ss.121-125, 2004 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2004
- Doi Numarası: 10.1055/s-2004-828708
- Dergi Adı: Skull Base
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.121-125
- Anahtar Kelimeler: parapharyngeal space, lipoma
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Lipomas in the head and neck region usually occur in the immediate subcutaneous tissue. They are extremely rare in the parapharyngeal space. A rare case of a right parapharyngeal space lipoma extending to skull base in an 18-year-old male is reported. The literature is reviewed and the characteristics of disease are discussed. Copyright © 2004 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.