Tarek Abulezz1, Karam Allam. 1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt. t_abulezz@yahoo.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We report an extremely rare case of subcutaneous lipoma of the nasal vestibule. METHOD: A case report and a review of the literature concerning lipomatous growths in the nose and paranasal cavities are presented. RESULTS: A 34-year-old male presented with a swelling protruding from the dome of the right nasal vestibule. The swelling was excised and histological examination revealed it to be a subcutaneous lipoma. CONCLUSION: Lipomas of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses have previously been reported, however, to our knowledge, this is the first report of such a lipoma developing subcutaneously under the nasal skin.
OBJECTIVE: We report an extremely rare case of subcutaneous lipoma of the nasal vestibule. METHOD: A case report and a review of the literature concerning lipomatous growths in the nose and paranasal cavities are presented. RESULTS: A 34-year-old male presented with a swelling protruding from the dome of the right nasal vestibule. The swelling was excised and histological examination revealed it to be a subcutaneous lipoma. CONCLUSION:Lipomas of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses have previously been reported, however, to our knowledge, this is the first report of such a lipoma developing subcutaneously under the nasal skin.