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CASE REPORT
Year : 2017  |  Volume : 6  |  Issue : 9  |  Page : 31-33

Lipoma of the hard palate: A ubiquitous lesion in a rare location


1 Department of Surgery/Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
2 Department of Histopathology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Adebayo Aremu Ibikunle
Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/2250-9658.212000

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Lipoma is a frequently diagnosed lesion in clinical practice. However, they are rarely seen in the oral cavity. When they occur intraorally, the buccal mucosa is the most frequent site of occurrence, with the hard palate being a rare intraoral site. They are often asymptomatic although functional impairment may occur with large lesions. Few cases of lipoma of the hard palate have been reported in English literature. Excisional biopsy was performed under local anesthesia and histological diagnosis of lipoma was made. A case of intraoral lipoma in an atypical location and pertinent literature review pertaining to this condition are here presented.


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