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Case Reports
. 2024 May 31;16(5):e61406.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.61406. eCollection 2024 May.

A Rare Case of Sublingual Lipoma

Swapnil U Shinde  1 , Jestina M John  1 , Vishnuchandra Menon  1 , Abdullah Tamboli  1 , Kishan Dudhat  1 , Mushtak Khan  1
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Case Reports

A Rare Case of Sublingual Lipoma

Swapnil U Shinde et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Lipomas are benign soft tissue tumors that are ubiquitous in nature. Available literature suggests that benign tumors are harmless unless they increase in size, resulting in compression of vital structures. This case report discusses the case of a 52-year-old man who presented to the clinic with a painless, growing lump on the right side of his mouth. The patient's symptoms included difficulty swallowing and speaking, which led the doctors to recommend surgical excision of the mass. There were no issues during the mass removal surgery, and the incision healed without compromising the lingual or hypoglossal nerves or Wharton's duct, as observed during follow-up visits. Patient history, symptoms, preoperative examination, treatment strategy, and surgical technique are all included in this case study, which focuses on the extremely unusual development of lipomas in the oral cavity, particularly on the floor of the mouth.

Keywords: adipose tissue; benign tumors; clinical case report; floor of mouth; rare tumors; sublingual lipoma; wharton’s duct.

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Conflict of interest statement

Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Institutional Ethics Committee, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to Be University) Dental College and Hospital, Sangli issued approval BV(DU)MC&H/Sangli/IEC/D-40/24. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Intraoral swelling of the right floor of the mouth
Figure 2
Figure 2. Orthopantomogram image: arrows showing no bone involvement in the regions of 45 and 46
Figure 3
Figure 3. Excision of the specimen
Figure 4
Figure 4. Excised specimen having a dimension of 2x1 cm
Figure 5
Figure 5. Sutures in place
Figure 6
Figure 6. Follow-up image
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