[Congenital nasal lipoma].
The authors describe a rare case of congenital lipoma of a nose and nasopharynx in a 7 months old girl. The tumor, about 7 x 2 cm, was situated in the right nasal cavity and the nasopharynx. The tumor caused complete obstruction of the right side of the nose. The tumor was excised from intranasal approach. Histological examination disclosed lipoma. The duration of follow up was 10 months without any sight of recurrence.
Chmielik
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Kliniki Otolaryngologii Dzieciecej AM w Warszawie.
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D000402:Airway Obstruction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed