Lipoma or hemangioma: A diagnostic dilemma?

• Main Authors: K Vinay Kumar Reddy (Author), Shameena Roohi (Author), Kotya Naik Maloth (Author), K Sunitha (Author), Venkata Satya Ramesh Thummala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lipomas and hemangiomas are well-known benign lesions of the body. However, their occurrence in the oral cavity is rare. Lipoma accounts for 1-4% of benign neoplasms of mouth affecting predominantly the buccal mucosa, floor of mouth and tongue. Hemangiomas occur mostly on the lips, buccal mucosa, to...