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Retropharyngeal spindle cell/pleomorphic lipoma
Hyun Kyung Lee1, Seung Bae Hwang, Gyung Ho Chung
1Department of Radiology, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Jeonju 561-712, Korea.
Abstract:
Spindle cell/pleomorphic lipoma is an uncommon benign adipose tissue tumor most frequently arising from the subcutaneous tissue of the back, shoulder, head and neck, and extremities. The deep cervical spaces are the rarely affected locations. Herein we report on the imaging findings of spindle cell/pleomorphic lipoma involving the retropharyngeal space in an elderly woman.
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