Giant infiltrating lipoma of the face: CT and MR imaging findings

Cappabianca Salvatore; Barberi Antonio; Walter Del Vecchio; Antonio Lanza; GianPaolo Tartaro; Colella Giuseppe

Giant infiltrating lipoma of the face: CT and MR imaging findings

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003 Feb;24(2):283-6.

Authors

Cappabianca Salvatore¹, Barberi Antonio, Walter Del Vecchio, Antonio Lanza, GianPaolo Tartaro, Colella Giuseppe

Affiliation

¹ Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Istituto di Chirurgia Orale e Maxillo-Facciale, Viale Farnese 36, 80131 Naples, Italy.

PMID: 12591650
PMCID: PMC7974129

Abstract

Infiltrating lipoma is an uncommon mesenchymal neoplasm that characteristically infiltrates adjacent tissues and tends to recur after excision. This type of lipoma is extremely rare in the head and neck region. We report a case of a giant infiltrating lipoma of the face, studied with CT and MR imaging.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cheek / pathology
Cheek / surgery
Facial Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Facial Neoplasms / pathology
Facial Neoplasms / surgery
Female
Humans
Lipoma / diagnosis*
Lipoma / pathology
Lipoma / surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*