Author/Authors :
Salehi، Maedeh نويسنده Dept. of Oral Medicine, Scool of Dentistry, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari , , Motallebnejad ، Mina نويسنده Cellular & Molecular Biology Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. , , Forooghi، Ramin نويسنده Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol , , Gorbani، Anahita نويسنده Dept. of Oral, Medicine Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol , , Siadati، Sepideh نويسنده Department of Pathology, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Siadati, Sepideh
Abstract :
Lipomais a most common benign neoplasm of mature adipose tissue in trunk and extremities. The oral cavity rarely affected by this neoplasm(1-4%) and more occurs in buccal mucosa. Floor of the mouth is rarely affected. Usually its size is less than 3 cm. The present report shows an unusual case of large lipoma (5.5 cm in greatest dimension) in the floor of the mouth of a 68- year- old male and review of the literature.
