Nasal subcutaneous lipoma, a case report.
OBJECTIVE
We report an extremely rare case of subcutaneous lipoma of the nasal vestibule.


METHODS
A case report and a review of the literature concerning lipomatous growths in the nose and paranasal cavities are presented.


RESULTS
A 34-year-old male presented with a swelling protruding from the dome of the right nasal vestibule. The swelling was excised and histological examination revealed it to be a subcutaneous lipoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Lipomas of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses have previously been reported, however, to our knowledge, this is the first report of such a lipoma developing subcutaneously under the nasal skin.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt. t_abulezz@yahoo.com
Tarek
T
Abulezz
Karam
K
Allam
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue