Open AccessIntermuscular lipoma of the submandibular space
Author(s) -
Patrícia Adachi,
Shajadi P. Kaba,
Ana Maria Pires Soubhia,
Élio Hitoshi Shinohara
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.94691
Subject(s) - lipoma , medicine , head and neck , computed tomography , anatomy , radiology , surgery
Deep lipomas, especially in the head and neck region, are uncommon. This report describes the case of a patient with a large intermuscular lipoma of the submandibular space, which had been present for 10 years and was diagnosed by computed tomography. The clinical, imaging, and histopathological features, as well as the management of the tumor, are described.