Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology (Jan 2018)

Angiofibrolipoma of the lower lip: A rare case report

  • Lisa Elizabeth Jacob,
  • Sharlene Sara Babu,
  • Sunil Sukumaran Nair,
  • Sujeesh Koshy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_94_18
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 3
pp. 318 – 320

Abstract

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Lipomas are commonly occurring benign tumors consisting of mature white adipocytes surrounded by a thin fibrous capsule. It is the most common type of soft tissue mesenchymal neoplasm. Angiofibrolipoma is a rare subtype of lipoma. The most common site of angiofibrolipoma is in the back, the neck, or the shoulders. Only a few cases have been reported to occur in the oral region. This article reports a case of a 34-year-old male patient with a chief complaint of a swelling in the lower lip for the past 2 years and was diagnosed as an angiofibrolipoma. A thorough search of the literature was carried out using Pubmed, Sciencedirect, Google Scholar, and Medline until 2018 using angiofibrolipoma as a keyword. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reported in the literature involving the lower lip.

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