title: Osteolipoma of the nasopharynx.
abstract: Osteolipomas of the head and neck are very rare, and there is no reported case of osteolipoma of the nasopharynx in the literature. Here, we present a case of osteolipoma of the nasopharynx in a 21-year-old male who was referred for a nasopharyngeal mass causing a defect in the left half of the soft palate. The well-demarcated, firm tumor was excised through transnasal endoscopic and transpalatal approaches, and the defect of the soft palate was repaired by a superiorly based pharyngeal flap. Osteolipomas should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of nasopharyngeal mass as an extremely rare benign lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. adurmaz@gata.edu.tr
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durmaz
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tosun
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerek
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Birkent
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery