The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat

Yazarlar: Hüseyin Kemal Türköz, Yalçın Varnalı, Cem Çomunoğlu

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Lipoma/pathology/surgery,Neck/pathology/surgery.

Özet: Osteolipoma is a rare benign tumor which is especially uncommon in head and neck area. Only seven cases of osteolipoma has been reported in the medical literature in last ten years. Osteolipomas are benign and do not recur but, resection can be difficult because of their tendency to adhere to the neighbouring tissues. A case of osteolipoma in the back of the neck in a 34 years old woman is represented in this article and discussed with the previous medical literature. It should be considered that a lipomatous mass with a long history in the head and neck area, as well as in other areas, can be an osteolipoma which may cause difficulties in surgical exision.

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