Giant intramuscular lipoma of the tongue: a case report and literature review

We herein report a rare case of giant intramuscular lipoma of the tongue. A 75-year-old Italian male presented at our department with a large tumor at the tip of the tongue that had been present for over 30 years. Clinical examination revealed a yellowish lesion, measuring 10 cm in maximum diameter,...

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Autores principales: Colella, Giuseppe, Biondi, Paolo, Caltabiano, Rosario, Vecchio, Giada Maria, Amico, Paolo, Magro, Gaetano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3302006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830025
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-7906
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Sumario:We herein report a rare case of giant intramuscular lipoma of the tongue. A 75-year-old Italian male presented at our department with a large tumor at the tip of the tongue that had been present for over 30 years. Clinical examination revealed a yellowish lesion, measuring 10 cm in maximum diameter, protruding from lingual surface. Histological examination showed an unencapsulated lipomatous tumor composed of mature adipocytes, uniform in size and shape, diffusely infiltrating striated muscle fibers of the tongue. The patient is well with no local recurrence after a 15-month follow-up period.

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