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Case Reports
. 2004 May;14(2):121-5; discussion 125.
doi: 10.1055/s-2004-828708.

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

Cagatay Han Ulku  1 , Yavuz Uyar
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Case Reports

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

Cagatay Han Ulku et al. Skull Base. 2004 May.

Abstract

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.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Coronal CT scan shows a low density mass (arrows) in the right parapharyngeal space. (B) An axial CT scan shows a low-density mass (arrows) in the right parapharyngeal space extending up to the base of the skull.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Postoperative (A) coronal and (B) axial CT scans of the operative site.
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