title: Intra-osseous lipoma of the maxillary tuberosity.
abstract: Lipoma is an uncommon lesion in the head and neck region. Intra-bony lipoma of the jaws is extremely rare. A case which affected the maxillary tuberosity in a patient with a history of irradiation treatment to the nasopharynx is reported.
authors.affiliation: Dental Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: To
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Yeung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology