Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 28-35 , January 2009

On lipoma of the buccal fat pad: Report of two cases and review of the literature

  • R.S. de Wijn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • E.P. van der Heijden

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Jeroen Bosch Hospital location Carolus, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • M. Kon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Suite G04-122, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 30 2506954; fax: +31 30 2516097.

Received 13 May 2007 ,Accepted 15 November 2007.

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☆ Presented at the spring 2007 scientific meeting of the Dutch Association of Plastic Surgery (NVPC).

PII: S1748-6815(07)00619-5

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.11.022

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 28-35 , January 2009

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