title: Lipoma of the oral cavity: clinicopathological review of seven cases from Ibadan.
abstract: This study provides documented basis of oral lipoma experience at the University College Hospital Ibadan. The study reviewed seven cases, seen over a period of 18 years. Peak age of occurrence way 40 years and above. The tongue, and cheek were the predominant sites while the overall incidence was 0.43%. Male to female ratio was 2.5:1. Surgical excision is the only treatment recommended in the present study and no recurrence was recorded in these case treated in this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine/Oral Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Lawoyin
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Akande
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kolude
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Agbaje
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence