Open AccessLipoma of floor of the mouth: A case report
Author(s) -
Syeda Hala Raza,
Babar Aman,
Sanaa Ahmed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of craniomaxillofacial research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2345-6213
pISSN - 2345-5489
DOI - 10.18502/jcr.v7i4.5559
Subject(s) - lipoma , floor of mouth , medicine , oral cavity , surgery , dentistry , general surgery
Lipoma a benign mesenchymal tumor is a rare finding in the oral cavity. This paper reports a case of 75 years old male patient with a huge lipoma of the floor of the mouth, along with its manage- ment at the Department of Maxillofacial surgery at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi Pakistan.
Conclusion: Lipoma of the floor of the mouth is very rare. We endorse complete surgical excision as an optimal treatment of oral lipoma.