Retropharyngeal liporna causing dyspnoea
Journal Title: Otolaryngologia Polska - Year 2011, Vol 65, Issue 3
Abstract
SUMMARY Lipomas are benign tumors built of mature fatty tissue. Most likely they can occur in subcutaneus space all over the human body, but also in internal or-ganu. In this paper we present the case of a man with retropharyngeal space liporna. It caused breathing problems increasing in time, dyspnea requiring on immediate surgical intervention. Diagnostic and treatment methods in this case have been described.
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Beata Piechnik, Maciej Świetlicki, Adam Kłos, Janusz Klatka
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