A Case of Multiple Intramuscular Lipoma of the Tongue.
- Author:
Dong Hak JUNG
1
;
Jung Hyuk IM
;
Sun Ki PARK
;
Myung Taek LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University. rhinojdh@mdhouse.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tongue;
Lipoma
- MeSH:
Lipoma*;
Mouth;
Muscles;
Tongue*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2001;44(2):212-214
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although lipomas are among the most common benign tumors, their occurrences in the oral cavity has been reported infrequently, accounting for only 2.2% to 4.4% of all benign tumors in this site. Especially, lipomas of the tongue are rare tumors that are represented by less than 0.5% of all benign tumors in the oral cavity. There are two types of solitary lipomas, the cutaneous (superficial) type and the deep-seated (subfascial) type. The deep and soft tissue-infiltrating lipomas are classified into between-muscle groups (intermuscular lipoma) or within-muscle groups (intramuscular lipoma). Intramuscular lipoma is composed of mature adipose tissues that infiltrate into muscles in a diffuse manner, and the entrapped muscle fibers exhibited varying degrees of atrophic change. We experienced a case of bilateral multiple intramuscular lipomas of the tongue which was cured by surgery.
