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Abnormal buccal fat pad morphology

MedGen UID:
892914
•Concept ID:
C4073230
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of buccal fat pad
 
HPO: HP:3000021

Definition

An abnormality of a buccal fat pad. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal buccal fat pad morphology

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical features of tumours and tumour-like pathologies involving the buccal fat pad.
Li YB, Ma HS, Sun ZP, Li G, Sun LS
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023 Oct;52(10):1028-1034. Epub 2023 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2023.03.008. PMID: 37019733
A Preliminary Study of Anatomical Changes Following the Use of a Pedicled Buccal Fat Pad Flap During Primary Palatoplasty.
Kotlarek KJ, Jaskolka MS, Fang X, Ellis C, Blemker SS, Horswell B, Kloostra P, Perry JL
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 May;59(5):614-621. Epub 2021 May 11 doi: 10.1177/10556656211014070. PMID: 33973484Free PMC Article
Harvesting the Buccal Fat Pad Does Not Result in Aesthetic Deformity in Cleft Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.
Bennett KG, Thurston TE, Vercler CJ, Kasten SJ, Buchman SR
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Aug;140(2):362-368. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003521. PMID: 28746286
Malar Augmentation with Pedicled Buccal Fat Pad in Orthognathic Surgery: Three-Dimensional Evaluation.
Hernández-Alfaro F, Valls-Ontañón A, Blasco-Palacio JC, Guijarro-Martínez R
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Nov;136(5):1063-1067. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001702. PMID: 26505707
Closure of palatal fistula with buccal fat pad flap.
Ashtiani AK, Fatemi MJ, Pooli AH, Habibi M
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2011 Mar;40(3):250-4. Epub 2011 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.09.027. PMID: 21236642

Diagnosis

Clinical features of tumours and tumour-like pathologies involving the buccal fat pad.
Li YB, Ma HS, Sun ZP, Li G, Sun LS
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023 Oct;52(10):1028-1034. Epub 2023 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2023.03.008. PMID: 37019733
Abnormal lipid storage related to adipocyte shrinkage in acquired partial lipodystrophy (Barraquer-Simons syndrome).
Velter C, Messaddeq N, Levy E, Morruzzi C, Cribier B, Dali-Youcef N, Lipsker D
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019 Nov;33(11):2188-2191. Epub 2019 Jan 1 doi: 10.1111/jdv.15366. PMID: 30472754
Mandibular angle resection and masticatory muscle hypertrophy - a technical note and morphological optimization.
Andreishchev AR, Nicot R, Ferri J
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac Chir Orale 2014 Nov;115(5):301-7. Epub 2014 Jul 4 doi: 10.1016/j.revsto.2014.06.002. PMID: 25001550
A review of the gross anatomy, functions, pathology, and clinical uses of the buccal fat pad.
Yousuf S, Tubbs RS, Wartmann CT, Kapos T, Cohen-Gadol AA, Loukas M
Surg Radiol Anat 2010 Jun;32(5):427-36. Epub 2009 Nov 25 doi: 10.1007/s00276-009-0596-6. PMID: 19937328
CT and MR imaging of the buccal space and buccal space masses.
Tart RP, Kotzur IM, Mancuso AA, Glantz MS, Mukherji SK
Radiographics 1995 May;15(3):531-50. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.15.3.7624561. PMID: 7624561

Therapy

Surgical Resection of Vascular Lesions Involving the Buccal Fat Pad.
Baldin AV, Telich Tarriba JE, Velázquez Zabaleta E, Apellaniz Campo A, Martinez Wagner R, Cardenas-Mejía A
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Jul;29(5):e459-e461. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004471. PMID: 29521767
Lateral Ramus Cortical Bone Plate in Alveolar Cleft Osteoplasty with Concomitant Use of Buccal Fat Pad Derived Cells and Autogenous Bone: Phase I Clinical Trial.
Khojasteh A, Kheiri L, Behnia H, Tehranchi A, Nazeman P, Nadjmi N, Soleimani M
Biomed Res Int 2017;2017:6560234. Epub 2017 Dec 12 doi: 10.1155/2017/6560234. PMID: 29379800Free PMC Article
Harvesting the Buccal Fat Pad Does Not Result in Aesthetic Deformity in Cleft Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.
Bennett KG, Thurston TE, Vercler CJ, Kasten SJ, Buchman SR
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Aug;140(2):362-368. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003521. PMID: 28746286

Prognosis

Malar Augmentation with Pedicled Buccal Fat Pad in Orthognathic Surgery: Three-Dimensional Evaluation.
Hernández-Alfaro F, Valls-Ontañón A, Blasco-Palacio JC, Guijarro-Martínez R
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Nov;136(5):1063-1067. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001702. PMID: 26505707
Clinical presentation of epignathus teratoma with cleft palate; and duplication of cranial base, tongue, mandible, and pituitary gland.
Maeda Y, Suenaga H, Sugiyama M, Saijo H, Hoshi K, Mori Y, Takato T
J Craniofac Surg 2013 Jul;24(4):1486-91. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182953b1f. PMID: 23851840
Computer-assisted midface reconstruction in Treacher Collins syndrome part 2: soft tissue reconstruction.
Herlin C, Doucet JC, Bigorre M, Captier G
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2013 Oct;41(7):676-80. Epub 2013 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2013.01.008. PMID: 23465636
The use of buccal fat pad (BFP) as a pedicled graft in cleft palate surgery.
Gröbe A, Eichhorn W, Hanken H, Precht C, Schmelzle R, Heiland M, Blessmann M
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2011 Jul;40(7):685-9. Epub 2011 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2011.02.024. PMID: 21470824
Closure of palatal fistula with buccal fat pad flap.
Ashtiani AK, Fatemi MJ, Pooli AH, Habibi M
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2011 Mar;40(3):250-4. Epub 2011 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.09.027. PMID: 21236642

Clinical prediction guides

A Preliminary Study of Anatomical Changes Following the Use of a Pedicled Buccal Fat Pad Flap During Primary Palatoplasty.
Kotlarek KJ, Jaskolka MS, Fang X, Ellis C, Blemker SS, Horswell B, Kloostra P, Perry JL
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 May;59(5):614-621. Epub 2021 May 11 doi: 10.1177/10556656211014070. PMID: 33973484Free PMC Article
Abnormal lipid storage related to adipocyte shrinkage in acquired partial lipodystrophy (Barraquer-Simons syndrome).
Velter C, Messaddeq N, Levy E, Morruzzi C, Cribier B, Dali-Youcef N, Lipsker D
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019 Nov;33(11):2188-2191. Epub 2019 Jan 1 doi: 10.1111/jdv.15366. PMID: 30472754
Computer-assisted midface reconstruction in Treacher Collins syndrome part 2: soft tissue reconstruction.
Herlin C, Doucet JC, Bigorre M, Captier G
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2013 Oct;41(7):676-80. Epub 2013 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2013.01.008. PMID: 23465636
The use of buccal fat pad (BFP) as a pedicled graft in cleft palate surgery.
Gröbe A, Eichhorn W, Hanken H, Precht C, Schmelzle R, Heiland M, Blessmann M
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2011 Jul;40(7):685-9. Epub 2011 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2011.02.024. PMID: 21470824
Closure of palatal fistula with buccal fat pad flap.
Ashtiani AK, Fatemi MJ, Pooli AH, Habibi M
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2011 Mar;40(3):250-4. Epub 2011 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.09.027. PMID: 21236642

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