title: Lipoblastomatosis appearing as an unusual symmetric upper lip deformity.
abstract: We report an unusual case of a bilateral, symmetric upper lip deformity. The submucosal tissue of the resected redundant portion of the lip was occupied by a mass that was diagnosed histopathologically as lipoblastomatosis. Differential diagnoses of lesions with symmetric upper lip deformity and current controversy regarding the surgical treatment are discussed here.
authors.affiliation: Nihonbashi Plastic Surgery and Skin Care Clinic, 3-2-17-3F Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0022, Japan. dmorioka@gmail.com
authors.forename: Daichi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: Yoshiyasu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Amikura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*