Autopsy and Case Reports (Jun 2012)

Bilateral lingual lipoma: a case report

  • Edson Martins de Oliveira Junior,
  • Carlos Augusto Ferreira Alves,
  • Adalmir Gonzaga Santos-Queiroz,
  • Fernando Melhem Elias,
  • Antônio Carlos de Campos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4322/acr.%y.36458
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 2

Abstract

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Lipoma of the tongue is an uncommon benign tumor, being even more rare when there are multiple lesions. Lipoma accounts for 1-5% of all oral neoplasms. Lipoma occurs predominantly in males over the age of forty, although, in rare cases, children can be affected. Here, we report an unusual case of a female patient with bilateral lingual lipomas that were treated through surgical excision.

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