Magnetic resonance imaging in hemifacial hyperplasia.
We describe a case of hemifacial hyperplasia due to a combination of lipoma and lipomatosis. The contribution of MRI to the diagnosis of hemifacial hyperplasia and to monitoring growth and development in this condition is demonstrated.
Sugiyama
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M
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II, Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry, Kasumi, Japan.
Tanaka
E
E
Ogawa
I
I
Ishibashi
R
R
Naito
K
K
Ishikawa
T
T
D019412:Anatomy, Cross-Sectional; D002508:Cephalometry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000473:pathology; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed