Open AccessSolitary lipoma in the retromandibular region
Author(s) -
Nandesh Shetty,
UB Shabari,
NA Jaydeep,
Pritish Patnaik
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-962X
DOI - 10.4103/0975-962x.151711
Subject(s) - lipoma , soft tissue , head and neck , medicine , anatomy , pathology , surgery
Lipomas are the most common subcutaneous soft-tissue tumors. These are benign tumors originating from the adipocytes. They may be located in any part of the body and can be confused clinically with other soft tissue masses. They infrequently occur in the head and neck region. We present a case of solitary lipoma arising in the neck region that was reported to our division of oral and maxillofacial surgery.