J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.  2009 Feb;35(1):41-44.

A lipoma of the mouth floor : A case report

• Suh DW
• Kim JY
• Cho SW
• Kim DH
• Sim JH
• Kim SJ
• Kang JY
• Lee DK

Abstract

Lipoma is most common tumor that compromises 4% to 5% of all benign neoplasm, but in oral cavity it is uncommon. In oral cavity, lipoma presents painless, asymptomatic , slow growing, but sometimes it grows to larger size causing deformities, mastication and speech difficulties. While lipoma in commonly affects female patients (68-73%), oral lipoma appears more frequently in male patients. The majority of oral lipoma is seen after the age of forty (uncommon in children). Lipoma of oral cavity and maxillofacial region occurs most commonly in the parotid region, followed by the buccal mucosa, lip, tongue, palate, mouth floor, gingiva in order. A treatment of lesion is surgical excision with recurrence not expected. In this paper we present the case of a patient who has Lipoma in the mouth floor.

Keyword

Lipoma; Benign tumor; Intraoral; Mouth floor; Clinical

MeSH Terms

Congenital Abnormalities
Female
Gingiva
Humans
Lip
Lipoma
Male
Mastication
Mouth
Mouth Floor
Mouth Mucosa
Palate
Parotid Region
Recurrence
Tongue