Open AccessNon-infiltrating angiolipoma of the upper lip: A rare entity
Author(s) -
Kunal Sah,
Ajit Kadam,
Sunita Jd,
Sunira Chandra
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.92983
Subject(s) - angiolipoma , trunk , medicine , anatomy , head and neck , lipoma , forearm , pathology , upper trunk , biology , surgery , brachial plexus , ecology
Angiolipoma is a variant of lipoma with a prominent vascular component. It is the most common tumor of the forearm followed by trunk and extremities of young individuals. It's occurrence in head and neck region is rare. In this report, we present clinical and histopathologic features of non-infiltrating angiolipoma occurring on the upper lip in a 9-year-old female. Toluidine blue stain is used to demonstrate increased mast cell density around blood vessels, speculating its role in vasculogenesis.