[Lipoma of the tongue. A clinical case report].
Lipoma is a benign tumor of the adipose tissue. It is a common neoplasm but very rarely involves the tongue. Only 0.3% of all tumors involving the tongue are lipomas. A case of lipoma originating in the tongue is described. The tumor was removed and did not recur one year after excision.
Scala
M
M
Divisione di Oncologia Chirurgica, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova.
Mereu
P
P
Schenone
G
G
Comandini
D
D
Margarino
G
G
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
Lipoma della lingua. Descrizione di un caso clinico.