title: The lipoma of tongue - A rare site for a tumor: Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Lipoma is the most common tumor of the human body, but their presences in the oral cavity are very rare. Reported cases of lipoma of tongue in English literature are very few. Here, we report a case of lipoma of tongue in 63-year-old male patient, with its clinical presentation, the histological picture, classification, and brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Y.M.T. Dental College and Hospital, Kharghar, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Hemant A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Baonerkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Y.M.T. Dental College and Hospital, Kharghar, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vora
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Y.M.T. Dental College and Hospital, Kharghar, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sorathia
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Y.M.T. Dental College and Hospital, Kharghar, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Swapnil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shinde
keywords: Adipose tissue; benign oral neoplasm; lipoma; tongue lipoma