Lipoma in the Oral Cavity: A Rare Entity

• Main Authors: Anuj Parihar (Author), Sanjay G. Thete (Author), Kinnari Shah (Author), Nimisha Nandanan (Author), Bhagabati Prasad Dash (Author), Reshma Avhad (Author), Rashmi Laddha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lipoma is a painless soft tissue tumor of mesenchymal origin, which is a well-defined and slow-growing tissue. The occurrence of lipoma is rare in the oral cavity (1-4%); however, the frequency is much higher in the head and neck region. The lipoma is commonly present in the buccal mucosa, lips, ton...