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Case Reports
. 2015 Aug;41(4):213-6.
doi: 10.5125/jkaoms.2015.41.4.213. Epub 2015 Aug 21.

Oral cavity lipoma: a case report

Byeong-Gi Park  1 , Dong-Ju Choi  1 , Jun-Woo Park  1 , Jong-Sik Kim  1
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Oral cavity lipoma: a case report

Byeong-Gi Park et al. J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2015 Aug.

Abstract

Intraoral lipomas are a rare clinical entity, comprising only 0.1% to 5% of all benign tumors in the intraoral cavity. A 56-year-old woman suffering from diabetes presented with this relatively rare intraoral lipoma and was treated by surgical excision under general anesthesia. Because the mass was located adjacent to the mental foramen, a precise dissection was necessary to ensure minimal nerve damage. No abnormalities or recurrence was noted at 1-year follow-up and the patient did not complain of numbness. We studied the occurrence of oral lipoma in this diabetic patient and reviewed the relationship between oral lipoma and diabetes in the literature.

Keywords: Diabetes; Lipoma; Surgical excision.

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Conflict of Interest: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Intraoral photograph of the mass (arrow).
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. A. Panoramic radiograph. B. Enhanced facial computed tomography axial view. C. Enhanced facial computed tomography coronal view. Hypodense area is observed at the first right mandibular premolar (circles).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3. Intraoral photograph after mass excision showing inferior alveolar nerve branches.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4. Excised mass: 1.1×1.0×0.6 cm.
Fig. 5
Fig. 5. A. Microscopic view, showing mature adipose cells (H&E staining, ×40). B. Microscopic view, showing mature adipose cells (H&E staining, ×200).
Fig. 6
Fig. 6. Intraoral photograph at 1-year follow-up.
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