Endoscopic excision of cheek lipomas.
Although the removal of forehead and brow benign tumors using an endoscopic technique has proven to be valuable, the efficacy of an endoscopic excision for cheek masses is unclear. A retrospective review was performed on 8 patients with a lipoma (7) and a foreign body granuloma (1) located at the cheek region. There were 7 men and 1 woman with a mean age of 34.8 years (range, 22-54 years). All the excisional procedures were performed with an endoscope through 2 small incisions, one on the hair-bearing sideburns and the other behind the earlobe. The masses varied from 0.7 x 0.7 cm to 4.0 x 3.0 cm in size. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications, and no recurrence was detected after a 5- to 61-month follow-up. An endoscopically assisted excision of cheek lipomas is an effective procedure and might be a good alternative to the more conventional procedures.
Pyon
Jai-Kyong
JK
Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Ilwon-dong 50, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
Park
Bum-Jin
BJ
Mun
Goo-Hyun
GH
Cha
Myung-Kyu
MK
Lim
So-Young
SY
Bang
Sa-Ik
SI
Oh
Kap-Sung
KS
D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome