title: Symmetric lipomatosis of the tongue: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Lipomatosis of the tongue is an extremely rare condition. To date, only 5 cases have been reported in the literature. An additional example, confirmed by biopsy, is presented. This appears to represent only the second instance of a nonoriental person who has been described with this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital de León, Spain.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Calvo-García
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prieto-Prado
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alonso-Orcajo
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Junquera-Gutierrez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*