Open AccessInfiltrating lipoma of oral cavity: A rare entity
Author(s) -
Syed Wali Peeran,
Karthikeyan Ramalingam,
Fatma Mojtaba Alsaid,
Marei Hamed Mugrabi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
dental hypotheses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.164
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2155-8213
DOI - 10.4103/2155-8213.122679
Subject(s) - oral cavity , head and neck , lipoma , medicine , surgical excision , molar , population , surgery , orthodontics , environmental health
Introduction: Lipomas are rare in the oral cavity comprising less than 5% of benign neoplasms in head and neck region. Infiltrating lipomas are much less common than other variants. Case Report: We report a rare case of infiltrating/intra-muscular lipoma in the retro-molar region of a 28-year-old male. Discussion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report from Libyan population and in the Middle East & North Africa region (MENA). Surgical excision is curative but, regular follow-up is needed to identify recurrences of this unusual variant