Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University (Jan 2012)

Lipoma in the retromolar area: A case report with review

  • Lakshmi Shetty,
  • Kapil Kshirsagar,
  • Deepak Kulkarni

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-2870.97530
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 79 – 82

Abstract

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Intraoral lipoma is a benign tumor composed of mature adipocytes. Lipoma in maxillofacial region has a less frequent occurrence, with presentation in the retromolar region being even rarer. Here, we present a case of intraoral lipoma in the retromolar region in a 40-year-old female patient with review.

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