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Nasal subcutaneous lipoma, a case report
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt. t_abulezz@yahoo.com
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.
