Masseter muscle hypertrophy.
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.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies