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. 1984 Jun;12(6):528-32.
doi: 10.1097/00000637-198406000-00007.

Masseter muscle hypertrophy

R Riefkohl, G S Georgiade, N G Georgiade

Masseter muscle hypertrophy

R Riefkohl et al. Ann Plast Surg. 1984 Jun.

Abstract

Benign hypertrophy of the masseter muscle is an uncommon entity important in the differential diagnosis of head and neck masses, particularly a unilateral mass located in the cheek. Ten cases of benign masseteric hypertrophy are reviewed, current surgical treatment is described, and the pertinent literature is summarized.

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