title: A common tumor in an uncommon location: Lipoma of the palate.
abstract: Lipomas are benign mesenchymal neoplasms that originate in mature adipose cells. Although rare in the oral cavity, they are mostly seen in the buccal mucosa, tongue, and gingiva; those arising from the palate are very rare. We report a case of a 42-year-old male patient with a large intraoral swelling that on excision was reported as a lipoma. Oral lipomas are rare and those occurring on the hard palate are even rarer. Radiological evaluation is warranted for larger lesions to know exact extent. Lipoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a palatal swelling.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Satvinder Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bakshi
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Madhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Priya
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: V Nirmal
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Coumare
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vijayasundaram
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Lavanya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karanam
keywords: Intraoral swelling; lipoma; palate tumor