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Spindle-cell variant of intralingual lipoma – report of a case with literature review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Sunil N. Dutt ,
David M. East ,
Yousuf Saleem  and
E. L. Jones
Sunil N. Dutt*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, West Midlands
David M. East
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, West Midlands
Yousuf Saleem
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, West Midlands
E. L. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Birmingham University Medical School, Birmingham, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Sunil N. Dutt, F.R.C.S. (Ed.), 37 Jacoby Place, Priory Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7UN.
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Abstract

A true lipoma is a rare lesion in the oral cavity. A histologically distinct variant is the spindle-cell variety, which is an innocuous lesion that can simulate a myxoid liposarcoma.

We report a case of intra-oral spindle-cell lipoma in a 42-year-old female and have reviewed the literature pertaining to this unusual histopathological entity. A wareness of the condition is essential for both clinicians and pathologists to avoid any misinterpretation of the benign nature of this condition.

Keywords

LipomaMouthTongue neoplasms
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 6 , June 1999 , pp. 587 - 589
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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