Giant oral lipoma: a rare entity
An. bras. dermatol
;
91(5,supl.1): 84-86, Sept.-Oct. 2016. graf
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-837924
ABSTRACT
Abstract Lipomas are very common benign slow-growing soft tissue neoplasms composed of mature adipose tissue mostly diagnosed in the fifth decade of life. These tumors rarely present in the oral cavity, representing less than approximately 5% of all benign mouth tumors. They are usually less than 2cm in size and etiology remains unclear. We report a young male patient presenting with a giant lipoma in the buccal mucosa. Histopathology revealed a large area of mature fat cells consistent with conventional lipoma and an area of the mucosal lining of the lesion suggestive of morsicatio buccarum. In the present article, we emphasize the clinicopathological features and differential diagnosis of the disease.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Mouth Neoplasms
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Lipoma
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Mouth Mucosa
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of São Paulo/BR
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