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Journal of Craniofacial Surgery:
September 2007 - Volume 18 - Issue 5 - pp 1176-1179
doi: 10.1097/scs.0b013e31814b2b61
Brief Clinical Notes

Osteolipoma of the Nasopharynx

Durmaz, Abdullah MD; Tosun, Fuat MD; Kurt, Bulent MD; Gerek, Mustafa MD; Birkent, Hakan MD

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Abstract

Osteolipomas of the head and neck are very rare, and there is no reported case of osteolipoma of the nasopharynx in the literature. Here, we present a case of osteolipoma of the nasopharynx in a 21-year-old male who was referred for a nasopharyngeal mass causing a defect in the left half of the soft palate. The well-demarcated, firm tumor was excised through transnasal endoscopic and transpalatal approaches, and the defect of the soft palate was repaired by a superiorly based pharyngeal flap. Osteolipomas should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of nasopharyngeal mass as an extremely rare benign lesion.

©2007Muntaz B. Habal, MD

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