혀에 생긴 다발성 지방종: 위치와 수에 있어서의 드묾
Multiple Lipomas on the tongue: A rarity in location and in number
이상민, 안애리, 고승오,
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이상민 ( Lee Sang-Min ) - 전북대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실
안애리 ( An Ae-Ri ) - 전북대학교병원 병리학교실
고승오 ( Ko Seung-O ) - 전북대학교 치과대학 구강악안면과학교실
Abstract
Objectives: Lipoma is the most common soft tissue mesenchymal tumor which grows slowly. [1] [2] Intraoral lipomas are rare and have been reported in approximately 1 to 4% of all neoplasm in various literature. [2-5] Oral lipomas mostly develop slowly without symptoms, [6] and predominantly affect the buccal mucosa, floor of mouth, tongue and lip. [3]
Material and Methods: A 71-year old male presented with asymptomatic swelling on tongue. On the clinical examination, there were various size of three swelling areas on the dorsum of tongue.
Result: All lesions were surgically removed via intraoral approach under general anesthesia. They were soft and yellowish in color. All of the specimens has histologically revealed as typical lipomas.
Conclusion: It is a report of tongue lipomas as a rare site, with clinical, histological and radiographic features. Also, there were several reports of a large or huge lipoma in oral cavity, however there were no report of multiple lipomas on the tongue. So, authors report the rarity of it.
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Oral lipoma; Tongue lipoma; Intraoral lipoma
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