Gingival lipoma: a case report

• Main Authors: Pablo Emilio Molano-Valencia (Author), Vanessa Alejandra Betancourt-Rivera (Author), Lina María Ruiz-Mazuera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad de Antioquia, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The lipoma is a benign neoplasm of slow growth composed of mature fatty cells, usually surrounded by a thin fibrous capsule. It does not commonly appear in the oral cavity, corresponding to 0.1 to 5% of benign tumors of the mouth. This article presents the case of a 76-year-old female patient with a...