Ultrasonographic diagnosis of benign masseter muscle hypertrophy: A case report

Masseter hypertrophy is a characteristic condition resulting from an increase in the size of the muscle mass. At times, it produces significant facial asymmetry and is an important finding in the differential diagnosis of similar located entities. A proper diagnosis of this condition would avoid mor...

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Published inJournal of cancer research and therapeutics Vol. 14; no. 12; pp. 1237 - 1240
Main Authors Naphade, Vihag, Kedia, Sameer, Patil, Pallavi, Khare, Siddhant
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.12.2018
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Subjects
Case reports
Diagnosis
Facial asymmetry
Hypertrophy
Infections
Medical imaging
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pain
Tumors
Ultrasound imaging
Sweden
Case reports
hypertrophy
masseter muscle
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Summary:Masseter hypertrophy is a characteristic condition resulting from an increase in the size of the muscle mass. At times, it produces significant facial asymmetry and is an important finding in the differential diagnosis of similar located entities. A proper diagnosis of this condition would avoid more aggressive and unwarranted therapy by an inexperienced clinician who may mistake it for a more serious pathologic condition. This article reports two cases of bilateral masseter hypertrophy having characteristic diagnostic features, along with specialized imaging modalities and review of literature.
ISSN:0973-1482
1998-4138
DOI:10.4103/0973-1482.204889