Bilateral lingual lipoma: a case report

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...

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Main Authors: Edson Martins de Oliveira Junior (Author), Carlos Augusto Ferreira Alves (Author), Adalmir Gonzaga Santos-Queiroz (Author), Fernando Melhem Elias (Author), Antônio Carlos de Campos (Author)
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Published: University of São Paulo, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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