Intramuscular benign lipoma of the temporalis muscle.
An intramuscular lipoma within the musculature of the head and neck is unusual. Most of them are infiltrating lipomas, and we know of no description of a well-circumscribed lipoma of the temporalis muscle. We present a 64-year-old woman who had a non-pulsatile, soft, mobile mass in the right temporal fossa. The lesion 11 x 8 x 3 cm in size was diagnosed using magnetic resonance imaging, it was resected, and she has recovered well with a good cosmetic result.
Uemura
Tetsuji
T
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan. uemurat@post.saga-med.ac.jp
Suse
Tadayuki
T
Yokoyama
Toshiya
T
Mitsukawa
Nobuyuki
N
Yoshikawa
Atsushige
A
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D013703:Temporal Muscle; D016896:Treatment Outcome