ORAL LIPOMA: CASE REPORT

Lipomas are the most frequent benign soft tissue tumors. They are usually surrounded by a thin fibrous capsule and compsed of mature fat cells. Approximately %15 to %20 of cases ocur in the head and neck region and only %1 to %4 occur in the oral cavity . The most common anatomic site in the oral cavity has frequently been reported as the buccal mucosa, followed by flor of the mouth, tongue and lower lip mucosa. They present as painless, well circumscribed, soft or firm, slow growing submucosal mass. Although Heredity, fatty tissue degeneration, hormonal imbalance, trauma, infection and chronic irritation have been proposed as etiological agents for lipomas; their etiology remains unknown.