title: Endoscopic excision of cheek lipomas.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Ilwon-dong 50, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jai-Kyong
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Pyon
authors.forename: Bum-Jin
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Goo-Hyun
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Mun
authors.forename: Myung-Kyu
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: So-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Sa-Ik
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.forename: Kap-Sung
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: 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