A 3-year-old female presented for evaluation of progressive snoring since birth. MRI revealed a fatty-appearing mass measuring 2.4 cm x 1.5 cm x 3.0 cm arising from the predental space of C1 and extending anteriorly through the prevertebral space into the retropharyngeal space. The patient underwent endoscopic trans-oral excision of the mass using electrocautery and blunt dissection, and pathological analysis yielded a diagnosis of fibrolipoma. CT imaging twelve months post-surgery showed no recurrence, and the patient remains symptom free two years later. Very few reported cases of nasopharyngeal fibrolipomas exist, and this is the first report of 2-year clinical follow-up.
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