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Benign Hypertrophy of Masseter Muscle [PDF]

open access: possibleArchives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1959
Since Legg,13in 1880, reported a "tumor of ill defined outline" involving the masseter and temporalis muscles in a 10-year-old girl, less than 40 cases of benign masseter hypertrophy have been described in the literature. However, the fact that the 3 cases discussed here came under our observation during a period of less than 7 months, together with ...
H. Oppenheim, M. Wing
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Masseter Muscle Hypertrophy

Annals of Plastic Surgery, 1984
Benign hypertrophy of the masseter muscle is an uncommon entity important in the differential diagnosis of head and neck masses, particularly a unilateral mass located in the cheek. Ten cases of benign masseteric hypertrophy are reviewed, current surgical treatment is described, and the pertinent literature is summarized.
Ronald Riefkohl   +2 more
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The Masseter Muscle Flap

The Laryngoscope, 1978
This little‐used muscle flap has four significant applications in radical ablation about the palate, pharynx, and mesopharynx that include the ascending ramus of the mandible, a portion of the tongue and lateral neck, and in radical operations on the parotid gland causing a facial paralysis:11.
Patrick J. Gullane, John Conley
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Melanoma in the masseter muscle

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2004
This case report presents two very unusual cases of melanomas arising within the masseter muscle. Both were metastases of unknown origin arising in young, healthy patients and presenting as asymptomatic lesions. No primary lesions were found in either case. A comprehensive search of the world literature revealed no previous similar cases.
Sangeeta Maini   +2 more
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MASSETER MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY

Archives of Dermatology, 1954
THERE recently came to our attention a patient with facial asymmetry due to hypertrophy of the masseter muscles. This disorder has been described in the otolaryngological and surgical literature. However, a thorough search failed to disclose any reports concerning this disease entity in dermatologic texts or journals.
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Unilateral hypertrophy of masseter muscle

The American Journal of Surgery, 1954
Abstract These cases are reported to swell the scanty volume of literature on the subject of simple masseter hypertrophy, and to bring to our minds one of the rarer causes of unilateral and bilateral swelling in the side of the face in young men and women.
John A. Drummond, C.A. McIntosh
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Hypertrophy of the Masseter Muscles

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 1959
Hypertrophy of the masseter muscles may present some diagnostic difficulties. These are described, together with the treatment of a typical case.
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Ewing's sarcoma of the masseter muscle

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2011
AbstractObjective:To present a case of extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma originating in the masseter muscle, and to review the diagnosis and management of these rare tumours.Methods:Case report and literature review.Results:We report a patient with Ewing's sarcoma of the masseter muscle with mandibular invasion. She was treated with induction chemotherapy,
Bret Wehrli   +3 more
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HYPERTROPHY OF THE MASSETER MUSCLE

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1946
THE masseter muscle originates on the zygomatic arch and the zygomatic process of the maxilla and is inserted into the lateral aspect of the angle and ramus of the mandible. When the muscle is activated by a clenching of the teeth, its belly can be seen bulging under the skin, and the anterior edge may easily be palpated in the substance of the buccal ...
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Intramuscular hemangioma of the masseter muscle

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 1999
Intramuscular hemangiomas (IMH) are uncommon tumors of the head and neck, but often occur in the trunk and extremities. When present in the head, the masseter muscle is the most frequently involved site, although constituting only 0.8% of all hemangiomas. Accurate preoperative diagnosis is uncommon without cytology or biopsy.
C Mutlu   +4 more
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