Open AccessIntramuscular lipoma of tongue: A common tumor at an uncommon site
Author(s) -
Shailaja Prabhala,
Jayashankar Erukkambattu,
Mereddy Srinivas Reddy,
Ramamurti Tanikella
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.164958
Subject(s) - tongue , lipoma , medicine , etiology , soft tissue , tongue neoplasm , anatomy , surgery , pathology
Lipomas are common benign soft tissue tumors and usually occur in the back, neck and shoulder regions. Intraoral lipomas are infrequent, and its occurrence in the tongue is uncommon. Owing to the unusual site and a possible correlation to traumatic etiology, we report a case of lingual lipoma in a 75-year-old male