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Cervical hibernoma
Author(s) -
Lawson William,
Biller Hugh F.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197608000-00017
Subject(s) - histogenesis , anatomy , histology , biology , pathology , medicine , immunohistochemistry
The hibernoma is a rare neoplasm derived from vestigial remnants of brown fat left from early embryologic development. Review of the world literature reveals only 40 cases to which we are adding a report of a tumor arising in the posterior cervical triangle of a 20‐year‐old man. The distribution, histology and cytochemistry of brown fat and the hibernoma are discussed, and evidence supporting its histogenesis is presented.