J Korean Soc Radiol.
2011 Jul;65(1):19-21. 10.3348/jksr.2011.65.1.19.
CT of Nasopharyngeal Lipoma: A Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. leeinho1974@hanmail.net
- 3Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
- 4Department of Pathology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
- KMID: 1443488
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2011.65.1.19
Abstract
- A 74-year-old woman presented with nasal obstruction and voice change for the previous 5 months. She underwent a neck CT and a submucosal mass with focal fat density (-32 HU) was found at the nasopharynx. She underwent an endoscopic excisional biopsy and the pathology revealed the lipoma in the nasopharynx.
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Figure
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Fig. 1 A 74-year old woman with a nasopharyngeal lipoma. A. Non-contrast axial CT scan reveals a well circumscribed low attenuated submucosal mass (up to 17 HU) in the nasopharynx, with a focal fat density (-32 HU) (arrow). B, C. Contrast enhanced axial and coronal CT scans demonstrate no definite enhancement (-25 to 26 HU) in the nasopharyngeal mass (arrows). D. The mass is composed of mature adipocytes with focal myxoid changes (H&E, × 400).
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