Parapharyngeal lipoma extending to skull base: a case report and review of the literature.
Lipomas in the head and neck region usually occur in the immediate subcutaneous tissue. They are extremely rare in the parapharyngeal space. A rare case of a right parapharyngeal space lipoma extending to skull base in an 18-year-old male is reported. The literature is reviewed and the characteristics of disease are discussed.
Ulku
Cagatay Han
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Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Selcuk University School of Medicine, Meram, Konya, Turkey. chanulku@yahoo.com
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