Imaging Science in Dentistry  2012;42(3):191-195

doi:10.5624/isd.2012.42.3.191

Lipomatosis: a diverse form of hemifacial hyperplasia.

Preeti Chawla ARORA 1 ; Hemant R UMARJI ; Aman ARORA ; Easwaran RAMASWAMI

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Keywords

Hemifacial Myohyperplasia; Lipomatosis; Facial Asymmetry

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

A case of hemifacial hyperplasia that presented with muscular, skeletal, and dental hyperplasia along with lipomatous infiltration was described. Advanced imaging was useful in identifying the lipomatous infiltration present in the lesion, which raises the possibility of lipomatosis having a diverse presentation in hemifacial hyperplasia. As there was a scarcity of related literature in the field of dentomaxillofacial radiology, this report would make us familiar with its computed tomographic and magnetic resonance image findings.