Lipoma of tongue

John Spencer M. Daniels, BDS, FDSRCS (Eng), FFDRCS (Ire)
Regional Dental Centre, King Khalid Hospital, Najran, KSA

Although lipomas are among the most common mesenchymal neoplasms, only 15%-20% involve the head and neck and 1%-4% affects the oral cavity. Lipoma of the tongue represents about 0.3% of all benign lesions of the oral cavity and about 13%-20% of all oral lipomas. Oral lipomas are generally reported to occur more frequently after the age of 40 years. Previous reports suggested a higher incidence of oral lipoma in males however current studies show no general consensus in gender predilection. A case of lipoma of the tongue in a 38-year-old female patient is reported.

Saudi Dental Journal 2006;18(1):47-51.