Tonsillar Lipoma: Report of 2 Cases

Ellouze Sameh, Abid Najla, Chaabane Abir, Chaari Chiraz, Kolsi Saloua, Khabir Abdelmajid, Boudawara Tahya

Department of Pathology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
Department of Pathology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia..

DOI: 10.4236/ojpathology.2012.22005                

Abstract

Lipomas are benign slow-growing neoplasms composed of mature fat cells. Their occurrence in the oral cavity is rare representing only 1% - 4% of all benign neoplasms of this location. Tonsillar lipomas are extremely rare. Only 15 cases have been reported in the world literature so far. We present two new cases of lipoma affecting the palatine tonsils with a review of the related literature.

Keywords

Lipoma; Tonsil; Histology

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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