A large oral lipoma in a young patient: A rare combination

Lipoma is a benign neoplasm of mature fat cells. Although a common mesenchymal neoplasm of trunk and extremities, its occurrence in the oral and oropharyngeal region is rather rare. Lipoma accounts for 1-5% of all benign oral tumors, occurring in patients above 40 years of age with slight male predi...

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Main Authors: Deepak Daryani, R. Gopakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2014;volume=5;issue=2;spage=236;epage=239;aulast=Daryani
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spelling doaj-a2e8cf94fdd940ebb43edcbf05b589f12020-11-24T21:20:05ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsContemporary Clinical Dentistry0976-237X0976-23612014-01-015223623910.4103/0976-237X.132363A large oral lipoma in a young patient: A rare combinationDeepak DaryaniR. GopakumarLipoma is a benign neoplasm of mature fat cells. Although a common mesenchymal neoplasm of trunk and extremities, its occurrence in the oral and oropharyngeal region is rather rare. Lipoma accounts for 1-5% of all benign oral tumors, occurring in patients above 40 years of age with slight male predilection. Oral lipoma presents as asymptomatic, slowly growing mass rarely exceeding 25 mm in diameter. Documented here is a rare case of a large size lipoma (>3 cm in diameter) occurring as an extraoral swelling in a girl aged 13 years, which was subsequently diagnosed and treated 4 years later. Furthermore discussed are the peculiarities in the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and investigations for this case.http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2014;volume=5;issue=2;spage=236;epage=239;aulast=DaryaniBenign tumordifferential diagnosisoral lipomaoral swelling
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author Deepak Daryani
R. Gopakumar
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A large oral lipoma in a young patient: A rare combination
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Benign tumor
differential diagnosis
oral lipoma
oral swelling
author_facet Deepak Daryani
R. Gopakumar
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title A large oral lipoma in a young patient: A rare combination
title_short A large oral lipoma in a young patient: A rare combination
title_full A large oral lipoma in a young patient: A rare combination
title_fullStr A large oral lipoma in a young patient: A rare combination
title_full_unstemmed A large oral lipoma in a young patient: A rare combination
title_sort large oral lipoma in a young patient: a rare combination
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
issn 0976-237X
0976-2361
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Lipoma is a benign neoplasm of mature fat cells. Although a common mesenchymal neoplasm of trunk and extremities, its occurrence in the oral and oropharyngeal region is rather rare. Lipoma accounts for 1-5% of all benign oral tumors, occurring in patients above 40 years of age with slight male predilection. Oral lipoma presents as asymptomatic, slowly growing mass rarely exceeding 25 mm in diameter. Documented here is a rare case of a large size lipoma (>3 cm in diameter) occurring as an extraoral swelling in a girl aged 13 years, which was subsequently diagnosed and treated 4 years later. Furthermore discussed are the peculiarities in the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and investigations for this case.
topic Benign tumor
differential diagnosis
oral lipoma
oral swelling
url http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2014;volume=5;issue=2;spage=236;epage=239;aulast=Daryani
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