title: Tongue lipoma in an older male: A case report and literature review of patients with tongue lipoma reported in China.
abstract: Lipoma is the most common benign tumor that occurs at any region where adipose tissue is present. However, as the tongue is devoid of adipocyte it is an extremely rare site for a lipoma to develop, particularly in China. The present study reports the presence of a tongue lipoma in a 78-year-old man that measured 2.2×2.0×1.5 cm and was located on the left ventral region of the tongue. The tumor was completely excised, and subsequent to 4 years of follow-up, there was no recurrence of the lesion. In addition, the present study reviewed the literature concerning tongue lipomas in China and analyzed 18 other cases of patients with tongue lipomas in the past 30 years, between 1 January 1985 and 31 December 2014.
authors: Department of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China; Oral Medical Center of Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266001, P.R. China.
authors: Shu-Lai
authors: SL
authors: Lu
authors: Oral Medical Center of Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266001, P.R. China.
authors: Jian-Jin
authors: JJ
authors: Zheng
authors: Oral Medical Center of Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266001, P.R. China.
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Wu
authors: Oral Medical Center of Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266001, P.R. China.
authors: Tao
authors: T
authors: Li
authors: Oral Medical Center of Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266001, P.R. China.
authors: Gang
authors: G
authors: Dong
authors: Gout Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, P.R. China.
authors: Yun-Long
authors: YL
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
authors: Pi-Shan
authors: PS
authors: Yang
keywords: benign tumor; lipoma; oral lipoma; tongue