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 / Onesti, M.G., Maruccia, M., Malpassini, F., Olive, M., Medevedeyeva, E., Guerrisi, I., Di Segni, M., Maldur, V., Dessy, L.A.. - In: JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND. - ISSN 1971-3495. - 12(4):(2009), pp. 160-162. [10.1016/j.jus.2009.10.002]
A case of subfascial lipoma in the lateral space of neck: US and CT findings
ONESTI, Maria Giuseppina;MARUCCIA, MICHELE;M. Di Segni;
2009
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
