Bilateral lingual lipoma: a case report

Lipoma of the tongue is an uncommon benign tumor, being even more rare when there are multiple lesions. Lipoma accounts for 1-5% of all oral neoplasms. Lipoma occurs predominantly in males over the age of forty, although, in rare cases, children can be affected. Here, we report an unusual case of a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Autopsy & case reports 2012-06, Vol.2 (2), p.21-23
Hauptverfasser:	Oliveira Junior, Edson Martins de, Alves, Carlos Augusto Ferreira, Santos-Queiroz, Adalmir Gonzaga, Elias, Fernando Melhem, Campos, Antônio Carlos de
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Clinical Case Reports
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Zusammenfassung:	Lipoma of the tongue is an uncommon benign tumor, being even more rare when there are multiple lesions. Lipoma accounts for 1-5% of all oral neoplasms. Lipoma occurs predominantly in males over the age of forty, although, in rare cases, children can be affected. Here, we report an unusual case of a female patient with bilateral lingual lipomas that were treated through surgical excision.
ISSN:	2236-1960 2236-1960
DOI:	10.4322/acr.2012.012