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Unusual Parapharyngeal Lipoma

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Lipomas of the parapharyngeal space (PPS) are extremely rare. CT scan and MRI are indispensable tools to investigate these hard to access tumors. PPS lipomas are confined to either the prestyloid or post styloid compartments. We report an unusual parapharyngeal lipoma involving both the compartments of the PPS.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, 25, Guru Nanak Avenue, Phase II, Majitha Road, Vallah, Amritsar, 143001, Punjab, India

    Pooja Pal & Arvinder Singh Sood

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Government Medical College, Amritsar, 143001, Punjab, India

    Bikramjit Singh

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Pal, P., Singh, B. & Sood, A.S. Unusual Parapharyngeal Lipoma. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 67 (Suppl 1), 158–160 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-014-0797-0

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