Rare fibrolipoma of attached gingiva: A case report and review of the literature
Abstract Lipoma is a rare benign tumor. Fibrolipoma, a variant of lipoma, is relatively uncommon in mouth tissues. Among all benign lesions of oral cavity, the approximate incidence rate of lipoma is 1%–4%, with a prevalence rate of about 0.0002%. Fibrolipoma is an extremely rare subtype of lipoma,...
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| description | Abstract Lipoma is a rare benign tumor. Fibrolipoma, a variant of lipoma, is relatively uncommon in mouth tissues. Among all benign lesions of oral cavity, the approximate incidence rate of lipoma is 1%–4%, with a prevalence rate of about 0.0002%. Fibrolipoma is an extremely rare subtype of lipoma, especially in the attached gingiva. This subtype accounts for 1.6% of all facial lipomas, with a prevalence rate of 1/5000 adults in the oral and oropharyngeal region. It is diagnosed by histopathologic and immunohistochemistry evaluation and treated by total excision. Due to the adhesion to the surrounding tissues and pseudo‐infiltrating characteristics of this lesion, it can get mistaken with malignant lesions; therefore, a histological examination is mandatory. In this paper, a case of a patient with attached gingiva fibrolipoma treated by surgical excision is reported. This case report is about a 26‐year‐old female patient in Shiraz School of Dentistry with a fibrolipoma of attached gingiva. Because of fibrolipoma's growth tendency, adhesion to the surrounding tissues, and specific histological characteristics, its differential diagnosis with malignant infiltrating tumors is important. Surgical excision is the gold standard for treatment. Accurate differential diagnosis, careful histological examination, and periodic follow‐up are essential. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d75362c6e4384b7aa17e7a24965995b92022-12-22T03:47:42ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-11-011011n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6643Rare fibrolipoma of attached gingiva: A case report and review of the literatureFahimeh Rezazadeh0Zohreh Jaafari‐Ashkavandi1Aylar Afshari2Armaghan Tarjan3Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Oral and Maxillofacial medicine Department School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz IranDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz IranStudent Research Committee Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz IranStudent Research Committee School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz IranAbstract Lipoma is a rare benign tumor. Fibrolipoma, a variant of lipoma, is relatively uncommon in mouth tissues. Among all benign lesions of oral cavity, the approximate incidence rate of lipoma is 1%–4%, with a prevalence rate of about 0.0002%. Fibrolipoma is an extremely rare subtype of lipoma, especially in the attached gingiva. This subtype accounts for 1.6% of all facial lipomas, with a prevalence rate of 1/5000 adults in the oral and oropharyngeal region. It is diagnosed by histopathologic and immunohistochemistry evaluation and treated by total excision. Due to the adhesion to the surrounding tissues and pseudo‐infiltrating characteristics of this lesion, it can get mistaken with malignant lesions; therefore, a histological examination is mandatory. In this paper, a case of a patient with attached gingiva fibrolipoma treated by surgical excision is reported. This case report is about a 26‐year‐old female patient in Shiraz School of Dentistry with a fibrolipoma of attached gingiva. Because of fibrolipoma's growth tendency, adhesion to the surrounding tissues, and specific histological characteristics, its differential diagnosis with malignant infiltrating tumors is important. Surgical excision is the gold standard for treatment. Accurate differential diagnosis, careful histological examination, and periodic follow‐up are essential.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6643adipocyteadipose tissuegingivalipomaneoplasm |
| spellingShingle | Fahimeh Rezazadeh Zohreh Jaafari‐Ashkavandi Aylar Afshari Armaghan Tarjan Rare fibrolipoma of attached gingiva: A case report and review of the literature Clinical Case Reports adipocyte adipose tissue gingiva lipoma neoplasm |
| title | Rare fibrolipoma of attached gingiva: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_full | Rare fibrolipoma of attached gingiva: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Rare fibrolipoma of attached gingiva: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rare fibrolipoma of attached gingiva: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_short | Rare fibrolipoma of attached gingiva: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_sort | rare fibrolipoma of attached gingiva a case report and review of the literature |
| topic | adipocyte adipose tissue gingiva lipoma neoplasm |
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