Intramuscular lipoma of tongue: A common tumor at an uncommon site

Intramuscular lipoma of tongue: A common tumor at an uncommon site

Lipomas are common benign soft tissue tumors and usually occur in the back, neck and shoulder regions. Intraoral lipomas are infrequent, and its occurrence in the tongue is uncommon. Owing to the unusual site and a possible correlation to traumatic etiology, we report a case of lingual lipoma in a 7...

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Main Authors: Shailaja Prabhala, Erukkambattu Jayashankar, Mereddy Srinivas Reddy, Ramamurti Tanikella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University
Subjects:
Intramuscular lipoma
tongue
trauma
Online Access:http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2015;volume=8;issue=5;spage=656;epage=658;aulast=Prabhala
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spelling doaj-37b01c2a833944569ce19ed9b17c3e382020-11-24T23:43:30ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University0975-28702015-01-018565665810.4103/0975-2870.164958Intramuscular lipoma of tongue: A common tumor at an uncommon siteShailaja PrabhalaErukkambattu JayashankarMereddy Srinivas ReddyRamamurti TanikellaLipomas are common benign soft tissue tumors and usually occur in the back, neck and shoulder regions. Intraoral lipomas are infrequent, and its occurrence in the tongue is uncommon. Owing to the unusual site and a possible correlation to traumatic etiology, we report a case of lingual lipoma in a 75-year-old male.http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2015;volume=8;issue=5;spage=656;epage=658;aulast=PrabhalaIntramuscular lipomatonguetrauma
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author Shailaja Prabhala
Erukkambattu Jayashankar
Mereddy Srinivas Reddy
Ramamurti Tanikella
spellingShingle Shailaja Prabhala
Erukkambattu Jayashankar
Mereddy Srinivas Reddy
Ramamurti Tanikella
Intramuscular lipoma of tongue: A common tumor at an uncommon site
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University
Intramuscular lipoma
tongue
trauma
author_facet Shailaja Prabhala
Erukkambattu Jayashankar
Mereddy Srinivas Reddy
Ramamurti Tanikella
author_sort Shailaja Prabhala
title Intramuscular lipoma of tongue: A common tumor at an uncommon site
title_short Intramuscular lipoma of tongue: A common tumor at an uncommon site
title_full Intramuscular lipoma of tongue: A common tumor at an uncommon site
title_fullStr Intramuscular lipoma of tongue: A common tumor at an uncommon site
title_full_unstemmed Intramuscular lipoma of tongue: A common tumor at an uncommon site
title_sort intramuscular lipoma of tongue: a common tumor at an uncommon site
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University
issn 0975-2870
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Lipomas are common benign soft tissue tumors and usually occur in the back, neck and shoulder regions. Intraoral lipomas are infrequent, and its occurrence in the tongue is uncommon. Owing to the unusual site and a possible correlation to traumatic etiology, we report a case of lingual lipoma in a 75-year-old male.
topic Intramuscular lipoma
tongue
trauma
url http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2015;volume=8;issue=5;spage=656;epage=658;aulast=Prabhala
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