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Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 45-48 , January 2009

Retropharyngeal fibrolipoma: A counterchanging obstructive pattern in sleep apnea

Received 16 February 2008 ,Revised 3 June 2008 ,Accepted 5 June 2008.

(A) Preoperative flexible fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy shows smooth bulging of retropharyngeal space from posterior to anterior, causing narrowing of the pharynx. (B) Enlarged space of the pharynx aft

(A) Preoperative flexible fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy shows smooth bulging of retropharyngeal space from posterior to anterior, causing narrowing of the pharynx. (B) Enlarged space of the pharynx after excision of the retropharyngeal fibrolipoma.
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(A) Preoperative sagittal T1-weighted MRI reveals a heterogeneous solitary submucosal mass at the retropharyngeal space with compression to the tongue base. (B) Expansion of pharyngeal airspace after

(A) Preoperative sagittal T1-weighted MRI reveals a heterogeneous solitary submucosal mass at the retropharyngeal space with compression to the tongue base. (B) Expansion of pharyngeal airspace after operation.
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Histopathological examination showed proliferation of mature adipose tissue admixed with fibrous tissue consistent with fibrolipoma (hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification 400×).

Histopathological examination showed proliferation of mature adipose tissue admixed with fibrous tissue consistent with fibrolipoma (hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification 400×).
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