Introduction
Hibernoma is a rare, benign lipogenic tumor that mostly occurs in thigh.
It occurs even more rarely in head and neck area, and there are only few
case reports of head and neck hibernoma. This article is a retrospective
review of a successful removal of recurred hibernoma in neck.
While managing patients with lipogenic tumor, clinical suspicion should
be primarily needed and histological, imaging work-ups should be
followed to exclude lipomatous malignancy. Surgical removal of cervical
hibernoma is needed when it causes symptoms such as dyspnea or dysphagia
due to its mass effect, or when malignancy cannot be excluded. During
surgery, en bloc resection is crucial to prevent hemorrhage and
recurrence.