title: An unusual case of floor of mouth swelling: case report, differential diagnosis and a review of the literature.
abstract: The oral cavity is an uncommon site for a true lipoma. A distinct histological variant is the spindle cell lipoma. This is a rare oral lesion. A case of an intra-oral spindle cell lipoma in a 55-year-old female is reported, a differential diagnosis is presented and the histopathology is discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An oral swelling is a common presenting complaint and requires further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.forename: Marnie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fullarton
authors.forename: Joanne S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011900:Ranula / Q000473:pathology; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology