Fibrolipoma of the Tip of the Nose

• DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e31819b9f47
• Publication Date: 2009-05-21T19:26:52Z
• Authors: Sung-No Jung; Jong-Weon Shin; Ho Kwon; Young-Min Yim
• Keywords: Male; Nose Neoplasms; 3. Good health; Young Adult; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Connective Tissue; Eosinophilia; Adipocytes; Humans; Collagen; Lipoma; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Follow-Up Studies

Fibrolipoma is a rare benign tumor that usually presents as an asymptomatic, slowly growing mass with firm or soft consistency clinically. Histopathologic findings show the proliferation of normal mature fat and fibrous tissue. We report first case fibrolipoma nasal tip in 24-year-old man. The lesion was totally excised showed no evidence recurrence after 6 months follow-up.