title: [Lipoma of the tongue. A clinical case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Oncologia Chirurgica, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mereu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schenone
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Comandini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Margarino
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Lipoma della lingua. Descrizione di un caso clinico.