Disturbed lower denture stability due to lipoma in the floor of the mouth.
An unusual case of lipoma arising in the floor of the mouth of a 70-year-old man is presented. The unusual appearance suggests that the tumour be included as a rare possibility in the differential diagnosis of swellings in the floor of the mouth that can also adversely affect lower denture stability.
Anavi
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Gross
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Calderon
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D000368:Aged; D003781:Denture Retention; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009060:Mouth Floor; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology