Open AccessUnusual presentation of lipoma on the tongue
Author(s) -
Beena Varma,
K V S Hari Kumar,
Rhea Susan Verghese,
Mahija Janardhanan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-232485
Subject(s) - medicine , lipoma , tongue , asymptomatic , presentation (obstetrics) , oral cavity , head and neck , tongue neoplasm , radiology , anatomy , pathology , surgery , orthodontics
Lipomas are benign soft tissue neoplasm which rarely occur in the oral cavity. Of the total reported cases of lipoma, only about 15% to 20% of cases have occurred in the head and neck region and the tongue is an even rarer site with only about 4% of the reported cases occurring in that region. They are slow growing and usually asymptomatic in nature. When it grows to a large size, it can hinder the physiological processes that are associated with the area. This case report describes the diagnostic features of tongue lipoma with a brief review of literature.