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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 148-150 |
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Infiltrating lipoma of oral cavity: A rare entity
Syed Wali Peeran1, Karthikeyan Ramalingam2, Fatma Mojtaba Alsaid3, Marei Hamed Mugrabi4
1 Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya
2 Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya
3 Faculty of Dentistry, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya
4 Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya
Correspondence Address:
Karthikeyan Ramalingam
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Sebha University, Sebha
Libya
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DOI: 10.4103/2155-8213.122679
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Introduction: Lipomas are rare in the oral cavity comprising less than 5% of benign neoplasms in head and neck region. Infiltrating lipomas are much less common than other variants. Case Report: We report a rare case of infiltrating/intra-muscular lipoma in the retro-molar region of a 28-year-old male. Discussion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report from Libyan population and in the Middle East & North Africa region (MENA). Surgical excision is curative but, regular follow-up is needed to identify recurrences of this unusual variant. |
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