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Chondrolipoma of the nasopharynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ki Hwan Hong ,
Soo Yung Seo  and
Dong Geun Lee
Ki Hwan Hong*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Medical School, Institute for Medical Science, Chonbuk National University, Korea.
Soo Yung Seo
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Medical School, Institute for Medical Science, Chonbuk National University, Korea.
Dong Geun Lee
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, Medical School, Institute for Medical Science, Chonbuk National University, Korea.
*
Address for correspondence: Ki Hwan Hong, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonbuk National University, Medical School, Chonju, Chonbuk, 560-182, Republic of Korea. Fax: 82-652-250-1986
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Abstract

Lipoma is the commonest soft-tissue tumour arising anywhere in the body, but its occurrence in the nasopharynx is extremely rare. Only four cases in adults have been previously reported in the English literature. We describe a 63-year-old woman with a nasopharyngeal mass that was removed transorally and verified histopathologically as chondrolipoma, that is a lipoma with chondroid metaplasia.

Keywords

Nasopharyngeal neoplasmsChondrolipoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 1 , January 1998 , pp. 75 - 76
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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