RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Lipomatosis of the parotid gland in children
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 898
OP 900
VO 24
IS 8
A1 Al-Arfaj, Abdullatif A.
A1 Arora, Roopa K.
A1 El Hassan, Abdullah Y.
A1 Al-Metwalli, Roshdi R.
YR 2003
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/24/8/898.abstract
AB Parotid lipomatosis is extremely rare in children. Only 4 cases have previously been reported in the English language medical literature. Surgical excision is frequently complicated by recurrence. We report, a fifth case, on a 5-month-old girl with rapidly progressive parotid lipomatosis. Emphasis is laid on the importance of preserving the unusually delicate tumor capsule to prevent tissue spillage and recurrence. The creation of an appropriate cleavage between the mass and the expanded skin with sparse subcutaneous fat, safeguarding the tumor capsule on one side and the skin blood supply on the other, represents a rewarding technical challenge.