Fibrolipoma of the nasal cavity and nasopharynx

Lipoma is a benign, slow-growing tumor consisting of mature fat cells (adipocytes). Fibrolipomas are a rare subtypeof lipomas and account for 1.6% of lipomas in the facial area. Lipomas in the nasal cavity are extremely rare, andonly a few cases have been described in the literature, of which only five cases of nasopharyngeal fibrolipomashave been described.
Clinical case. A 67-year-old patient was diagnosed with a mass emerging from the posterior sections of the nasalseptum and obstructing the nasopharynx. Endonasal removal of the mass was performed. Histological examinationrevealed a fibrolipoma. One month after surgery, there were no signs of recurrence. Fibrolipoma in an adult maleoriginating from the posterior nasal septum has not been described in the world literature.
Keywords: fibrolipoma, lipoma, nasopharyngeal tumor, nasal septum tumor, otorhinolaryngology
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