title: Lipoma of the floor of the mouth: report of an unusually large lesion.
abstract: Lipomas are among the most common benign tumors affecting the human body. However, they are relatively uncommon in the oral cavity. Oral lipomas are likely to affect cheek, tongue, lips, gingiva and rarely the floor of the mouth. We report a case of huge lipoma of the floor of the mouth, associated with difficulty in speech and mastication in a 72-year-old male. The tumor was completely excised and sent for histopathological examination, which confirmed the tumor to be a simple classical lipoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore, 575001 India.
authors.forename: Anand Amirth
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore, 575001 India.
authors.forename: Premalatha M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore, 575001 India.
authors.forename: Santosh Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yadav
keywords: Floor of the mouth; Lipoma; Oral cavity