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Ultrasonography demonstrated heterogeneously hyperechoic adipose tissue within the right masseter muscle. Computed tomography identified a progressively enlarging fat-attenuating intramuscular lesion containing infiltrative extensions and linear soft-tissue strands consistent with entrapped muscle fibers. Although imaging findings strongly favored an infiltrative intramuscular lipoma, well-differentiated liposarcoma could not be definitively excluded. Histopathology confirmed a non-encapsulated infiltrative intramuscular lipoma composed of mature adipocytes infiltrating between skeletal muscle fibers. Surgical debulking resulted in complete resolution of clinical signs during six months of follow-up. This case highlights that infiltrative fat-containing lesions of the masticatory musculature may mimic neurologic or painful orofacial disorders and emphasizes the value of cross-sectional imaging and histopathology for diagnosis and surgical planning.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani16121782","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,10]],"date-time":"2026-06-10T00:58:12Z","timestamp":1781053092000},"page":"1782","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Progressive Infiltrative Lipoma of the Masseter Muscle Associated with Unilateral Orofacial Discomfort in a Dog"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5203-8412","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sohee","family":"Lim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Specialized Campus, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea"},{"name":"VIP Animal Medical Center, Seoul 02830, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-6869-9014","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sang-June","family":"Sohn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Specialized Campus, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hee-Won","family":"Jang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"VIP Animal Medical Center, Seoul 02830, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Seonyeong","family":"Jeong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"VIP Animal Medical Center, Seoul 02830, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9480-8163","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sung-Soo","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"VIP Animal Medical Center, Seoul 02830, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5051-5331","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hakyoung","family":"Yoon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Specialized Campus, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kichang","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Specialized Campus, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"240","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1748-5827.2002.tb00066.x","article-title":"Canine neoplasia in the UK: Estimates of incidence rates from a population of insured dogs","volume":"43","author":"Dobson","year":"2002","journal-title":"J. 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