Parapharyngeal lipoma extending to skull base: Acase report and review of the literature


Ulku C. H., UYAR Y.

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.