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Article: Buccal soft tissue lipoma in an adult Nigerian: a case report and literature review.(Case study)
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- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Article date:
- December 13, 2008
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Authors: Adeyi A Adoga (corresponding author) [1]; Tonga L Nimkur [1]; Agabus N Manasseh [2]; Godwin O Echejoh [2]
Introduction
Lipomas are benign mesenchymal neoplasms composed of mature adipocytes, usually surrounded by a thin fibrous capsule [1]. They are slow growing, painless masses with the subcutaneous and retroperitoneal spaces which contain abundant fat being the most common sites [2]. Fifteen to 20% occur in the head and neck region [3]. However, only 1% to 4% occur in the oral cavity [3, 4].
Adequate surgical excision in order to prevent recurrence is the treatment of choice [1, 5]. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman of the Tiv ethnic group of Nigeria who ...
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