title: Nasopharyngeal lipoma--a rare clinico-pathological entity.
abstract: A lipoma situated within the posterior wall of the nasopharynx is reported. Only three lipomas of the nasopharynx in adults have previously been reported. The value of CT scan and cytology in making the preoperative diagnosis of a lipoma at this location is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fagan
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Learmonth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garb
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bowen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed