Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : BMJ Case Reports CP, BMJ Specialist Journals
Source : BMJ Case Reports CP, BMJ Specialist Journals, Volume 13, Number 4 (2020)
Url : https://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/4/e232485
Campus : Kochi
School : School of Dentistry
Department : Oral Medicine and Radiology
Year : 2020
Abstract : Lipomas are benign soft tissue neoplasm which rarely occur in the oral cavity. Of the total reported cases of lipoma, only about 15% to 20% of cases have occurred in the head and neck region and the tongue is an even rarer site with only about 4% of the reported cases occurring in that region. They are slow growing and usually asymptomatic in nature. When it grows to a large size, it can hinder the physiological processes that are associated with the area. This case report describes the diagnostic features of tongue lipoma with a brief review of literature.
Cite this Research Publication : B. R. Varma, Krishna S. Kumar, Verghese, R. Susan, and Janardhanan, M., “Unusual Presentation of Lipoma on the Tongue”, BMJ Case Reports CP, vol. 13, 2020.