Lipomas in the head and neck region usually occur in the immediate subcutaneous tissue. They are extremely rare under the muscular band of neck. We present a case of a 53-year-old woman with a subfascial lipoma located in the anterior lateral space of neck. The diagnosis of the lesion was reached by clinical examination and confirmed by ultrasonog- raphy (US) and computed tomography (CT) imaging. The lesion with surrounding capsule formation and lipofibromatous changes underwent open surgery.
A case of subfascial lipoma in the lateral space of neck: US and CT findings
MARUCCIA, MICHELE;
2009-01-01
Abstract
Lipomas in the head and neck region usually occur in the immediate subcutaneous tissue. They are extremely rare under the muscular band of neck. We present a case of a 53-year-old woman with a subfascial lipoma located in the anterior lateral space of neck. The diagnosis of the lesion was reached by clinical examination and confirmed by ultrasonog- raphy (US) and computed tomography (CT) imaging. The lesion with surrounding capsule formation and lipofibromatous changes underwent open surgery.File in questo prodotto:
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