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Ossifying lipoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. D. Blanshard  and
D. Veitch
J. D. Blanshard*
Affiliation:
London
D. Veitch
Affiliation:
London
*
J. D. Blanshard, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA.
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Abstract

Lipomata are the most common benign tumour of the head and neck. They may undergo a variety of changes, one of which is ossification which, although rarely seen, has a characteristic radiographic appearance. We present a case of a retropharyngeal lipoma which demonstrates ossification and discuss the features which differentiate this from an osseous lipoma. Current theories on the aetiology of lipomata and their ossification are reviewed.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 4 , April 1989 , pp. 429 - 431
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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