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Parapharyngeal lipoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. F. Scott ,
M. M. Collins  and
J. A. Wilson
R. F. Scott
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
M. M. Collins
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
J. A. Wilson*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Professor J. A. Wilson, Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN.
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Abstract

Lipomas of the parapharyngeal space provide both a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. They are extremely rare with only a few cases having been reported. We present the case of a right parapharyngeal space lipoma in a 69-year-old man that was excised via a transcervical approach.

Keywords

NeckPharynxLipoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 10 , October 1999 , pp. 935 - 937
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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