Lipoma of the cheek presenting with recurrent sialadenitis of the right parotid gland: a case report

BACKGROUND: Lipomas are benign neoplasms arising from adipose tissue. Oral lipomas have been reported in the buccal mucosa, tongue, floor of the mouth and lips; however, the case of a lipoma occurring as an antecedent lesion to recurrent sialadenitis is hitherto unreported in the English literature....

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Autores principales: Tom, Osundwa, Tom, Ochola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5094023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27809889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1099-9