title: Intermuscular lipoma of the submandibular space.
abstract: Deep lipomas, especially in the head and neck region, are uncommon. This report describes the case of a patient with a large intermuscular lipoma of the submandibular space, which had been present for 10 years and was diagnosed by computed tomography. The clinical, imaging, and histopathological features, as well as the management of the tumor, are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, Stomatology and Physiology, Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Brazil. paricardo@usp.br
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Shajadi P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kaba
authors.forename: Ana Maria P
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Soubhia
authors.forename: Elio H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Shinohara
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000473:pathology; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed