Open AccessIntraoral Lipoma: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Aboiants Rk,
Napalkov Pn,
Anand Vk,
Dutt Kk
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6845.3863
Subject(s) - lipoma , oral cavity , medicine , asymptomatic , mastication , head and neck , lesion , tongue , soft tissue , benign neoplasms , oral mucosa , anatomy , pathology , surgery , dentistry
Benign soft tissue neoplasms commonly occur in oral cavity. Lipoma is one such benign tumour which rarely occurs in the oral mucosa. About 20% of lipomas occur in the head and neck region among which oral lipomas comprise only 1-4% of all lipomas. They slowly enlarge and they are known to grow to large sizes, thus causing mastication and speech difficulties. Usually, the lesion consists of a well circumscribed, lobulated mass of mature fat cells. Oral lipomas are usually asymptomatic, but in some situations, the covering mucosa becomes ulcerated and it presents difficulties in diagnosis. Here with, the present paper reports a rare case of intaoral lipoma in a 53-year-old female patient.