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Nasopharyngeal lipoma – a rare clinico-pathological entity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. J. Fagan ,
G. M. Learmonth ,
M. Garb  and
R. M. Bowen
J. J. Fagan*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa.
G. M. Learmonth
Affiliation:
Department of Cytopathology Unit. Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa. Department of Anatomical Pathology, (Cytopathology Unit). Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa.
M. Garb
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology. Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa.
R. M. Bowen
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomical Pathology, (Cytopathology Unit). Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr J. J. Fagan, Department of Otolaryngology, The Eye and Ear Institute Building, 203 Lothrop Street, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
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Abstract

A lipoma situated within the posterior wall of the nasopharynx is reported. Only three lipomas of the nasopharynx in adults have previously been reported. The value of CT scan and cytology in making the preoperative diagnosis of a lipoma at this location is discussed.

Keywords

Nasopharyngeal neoplasmsLipoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 3 , March 1996 , pp. 275 - 276
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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