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CT (computed tomography) image of the head and neck shows a homogeneous, low density mass measuring 110 cm x 73 cm x 26 cm in the posterior pharyngeal wall, extending from C2 to C7
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There was no invasion to the neighboring muscular structures Figure 1.
intraoperative photo shows the dissection of the mass of the retropharyngeal space
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The lipoma was removed intact Figure 2.
gross specimen
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Histopathology found a mass of a 124 grams and confirmed the diagnosis of a benign lipoma without evidence of malignant change Figure 3.