Open AccessLipoma of Oral Cavity – A Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Deepali P Mohite,
Prakash Mohite,
Snehal U. Udapure
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-4802
pISSN - 2278-4748
DOI - 10.14260/jemds/2021/580
Subject(s) - medicine , oral cavity , buccal mucosa , tongue , lipoma , connective tissue , head and neck , buccal administration , soft tissue , benign neoplasms , soft palate , pathology , hard palate , anatomy , dentistry , surgery
Connective tissue neoplasms or soft tissue tumours as they are popularly called are mesenchymal neoplasms that affect any part of the body. They occur frequently in all organs including the head and neck region and the oral cavity is no exception. The frequency of their occurrence contributes to 15 - 20 % of all head and neck neoplasms and neoplasms of oral cavity form 1 - 4 % of the reported lesions,1,2 representing 2.2 % of all lipomas.3 In a study by Moreno SE et al. in 2016 the most frequently affected sites were the buccal mucosa followed by the lips, tongue, palate, and other areas of the oral cavity.4Here we are documenting a case occurring in the buccal mucosa.