title: Giant chondrolipoma of the tongue in a 14-year-old child with mandibular hypertrophy. Isolated lesion or regional overgrowth syndrome.
abstract: Chondrolipoma is a rare condition; especially in the oral cavity. The authors described a giant chondrolipoma of the tongue, associated with mandibular and lower lip overgrowth, in a 14-year-old boy. After tumour excision, histopathological examination showed mature cartilage within lobules of mature adipocytes. This is the first case of giant chondrolipoma associated with facial overgrowth. The aetiology and the association with a localized Proteus syndrome are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Children Hospital Armand-Trousseau, Medical School Pierre and Marie-Curie, University Paris 6, Paris Cedex 12, France.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Batchvarova
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kadlub
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coulomb-L'Hermine
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Picard
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Galliani
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019214:Gingival Overgrowth / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D015576:Hyperostosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D024343:Open Bite / Q000175:diagnosis; D016715:Proteus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*