Venous malformations involving the buccal fat pad: anatomical extension patterns and management implications
Yanyan Zhang, Jie Liang, Muqing Liu, Meng Liu, Yunan Liu · 2026
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Description
Yanyan Zhang and co-authors chart a rare cheek lesion in a 2026 study. Venous malformations in the buccal fat pad, the natural fat pocket in the cheek, are uncommon, and how far they creep into nearby spaces was poorly mapped.
The team reviewed twenty-two patients treated at a referral center between 2015 and 2025, sorting each lesion by its reach on imaging. Facial swelling or lopsidedness brought in nearly every patient. The authors set the patterns beside older published cases, re-read for depth and bone effects, and matched each spread pattern to a staged treatment plan. Their map gives surgeons a way to forecast what a cheek malformation touches before choosing how to attack it.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yanyan Zhang, Jie Liang, Muqing Liu, Meng Liu, Yunan Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |