Two Cases of Lipoma in the Nasal Cavity and Pharynx
2016 Volume 147 Pages 76-77
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2016 Volume 147 Pages 76-77
We report two rare cases of lipoma in the nasal cavity and pharynx.
Case 1: A 9-year-old girl was brought to our hospital with the chief complaint of a mass in the left nasal cavity. CT revealed a smooth mass with fat density in the left nostril. The mass was attached to the anterior part of the nasal septum and was resected using a rigid endoscope under general anesthesia. Case 2: A 36-year-old woman noticed a yellowish and smooth mass in the right side of the oropharynx. MRI demonstrated the mass in the right side of the oropharynx, and fat suppression imaging revealed the diagnosis of lipoma. The mass was located below the right palatine tonsil and was removed with a Weerda laryngoscope.
The tumors were histopathologically diagnosed as lipomas in both cases. In case 1, additional plastic surgery is being planned in the future for a residual tumor. In case 2, the clinical course has remained uneventful since the surgery.
