Lipoma of floor of the mouth: A case report

Authors

  • Syeda Hala Raza
  • Babar Aman
  • Sufyan Ahmed

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18502/jcr.v7i4.5559

Keywords:

Lipoma; Mesenchymal tumor; Floor of the mouth (FOM).

Abstract

Lipoma a benign mesenchymal tumor is a rare finding in the oral cavity. This paper reports a case of 75 years old male patient with a huge lipoma of the floor of the mouth, along with its manage- ment at the Department of Maxillofacial surgery at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi Pakistan.


Conclusion: Lipoma of the floor of the mouth is very rare. We endorse complete surgical excision as an optimal treatment of oral lipoma.

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Published

2021-02-24

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