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.