title: Case report of an oral fibroma occurring in a patient with familial multiple lipomas.
abstract: A wide variety of lesions may manifest in the oral soft tissues that could be confusing and challenging for the clinicians. These lesions could be as simple as trauma-induced ulcers that need about 2 weeks to heal, to a more complicated situation such as oral cancer. The key points in developing diagnosis and a possible treatment plan may include a comprehensive oral examination, simple understanding of normal oral tissue features, and knowledge of common oral lesions. This will help in the development of a differential diagnosis of the oral lesions/masses based on the risk factors in that particular patient. In this case report, we present a simple oral mass in a patient who had an oral fibroma and lipomas in other areas.
authors.affiliation: American Board of Oral Medicine. lida-radfar@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Lida
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Radfar
authors.forename: Tyler
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Holt
authors.affiliation: American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.
authors.forename: Farah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Masood
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000235:genetics*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005938:Glucocorticoids