Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology  2007;37(2):111-115

Congenital infiltrating lipoma with intrabony invasion into maxilla.

Kyung Hoe HUH 1 ; Hyang Ok LEE ; Seo Young LEE ; Hyung kil CHOI ; Byung gak HA ; Je Woon MOON ; Sam Sun LEE

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Keywords

Infiltraing Lipoma; Bone; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Infiltrating lipoma is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm that, in spite of benign nature, characteristically infiltrates adjacent tissues and tends to recur after surgery. It has a predilection for the extremities and the trunk and is extremely rare in the head and neck region. We present a case of congenital infiltrating lipoma of the face, describing the intrabony invasion and osseous dystrophy as well as the soft tissue changes seen on plain radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging.