J Craniofac Surg. 2007 Sep;18(5):1176-9.

Osteolipoma of the nasopharynx.

Durmaz A, Tosun F, Kurt B, Gerek M, Birkent H.

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. adurmaz@gata.edu.tr

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Osteolipomas of the head and neck are very rare, and there is no reported case of osteolipoma of the nasopharynx in the literature. Here, we present a case of osteolipoma of the nasopharynx in a 21-year-old male who was referred for a nasopharyngeal mass causing a defect in the left half of the soft palate. The well-demarcated, firm tumor was excised through transnasal endoscopic and transpalatal approaches, and the defect of the soft palate was repaired by a superiorly based pharyngeal flap. Osteolipomas should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of nasopharyngeal mass as an extremely rare benign lesion.

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