Lipoma of the floor of the mouth: report of an unusually large lesion.
Although lipomas are common, benign tumours found in any part of the body, their occurrence in the oral cavity is relatively rare. An unusual case of a large lipoma appearing on the floor of the mouth in a 77-year-old male, is presented in this paper. The unusual appearance in this case suggests that this tumour should be included as a rare possibility in the differential diagnosis of swellings in the floor of the mouth.
Department of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery, University of Pretoria.
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Redelinghuys
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du Preez
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*