Lipoma in Hard Palate—A Case Report

Prince Peter Dhas, Ravindran Ambika, Amirthagani Arumugam, Jagan Somasundaram

Department of ENT, Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur, India.

DOI: 10.4236/ijohns.2015.42023                

Abstract

Lipoma is a benign neoplasm of the soft tissue that originates in mature adipocytes. Even though it is a very common tumor, it is relatively uncommon in oral cavity. It represents about 1% to 4% of all benign tumors in oral cavity (12). This article describes a case of a 39 years old male with an intraoral pedunculated mass in the right side of hard palate which was histopathologically proved as a simple lipoma.

Keywords

Hard Palate, Lipoma, Benign, Oral Cavity

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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