Traumatic pseudolipoma: herniation of buccal fat pad, a report of two cases.
Traumatic pseudolipoma is a term used to describe intra-oral herniation of the buccal fat pad. A tear of the buccinator muscle and buccal mucosa allows the buccal fat pad to extrude into the oral cavity. Initially, the lesion can suggest a more sinister cause, but a history of trauma, an absence of mass before the accident, anatomical site and fatty appearance should suggest a diagnosis of traumatic herniation of buccal fat pad. This injury is rare, but two cases presented to the authors' hospital over a period of 3 months.
Gadhia
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Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom. kushalgadhia@nhs.net
Rehman
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Williams
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Sharp
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D000273:Adipose Tissue; D002610:Cheek / Q000293:injuries*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008067:Lipoma / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000293:injuries*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D017169:Neoplasms, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology*; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000150:complications*