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. 2014 Jul-Dec;5(2):250-1.
doi: 10.4103/0975-5950.154856.

Osteolipoma of the palate - An unusual presentation

Manas Bajpai  1 , Manish Kumar  2 , Deshant Agarwal  1 , Shyam Agrawal  3 , Sameer Gupta  4 , Malay Kumar  5
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Osteolipoma of the palate - An unusual presentation

Manas Bajpai et al. Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Jul-Dec.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Yellowish pink firm-to-hard palatal swelling
Figure 2
Figure 2
Gross tissue sent for histopathological examination
Figure 3
Figure 3
Bony trabeculae surrounded by mature adipocytes
Figure 4
Figure 4
Connective tissue septa intervening adipocytes
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