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Hibernoma in the parotid region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Bippon C. Vinayak  and
Krishna T. V. Reddy
Bippon C. Vinayak*
Affiliation:
Departments of ENT Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, and the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
Krishna T. V. Reddy
Affiliation:
Departments of ENT Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, and the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
*
Mr Bippon C. Vinayak, F.R.C.S., Registrar, Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE.
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Abstract

Hibernoma is a benign tumour, arising from vestigial remnants of brown adipose cells, which have persisted from embryonic life. Although it is a well recognized entity, it is an extremely rare tumour. Recent reports estimate 81 cases in the world literature, only seven being in the neck. To our knowledge, it has never been reported in the parotid region. We report such a case and discuss the historical background of a hibernoma, along with its pathological and clinical behaviour.

Keywords

Head and neck neoplasmshibernoma

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Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 3 , March 1993 , pp. 257 - 258
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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