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Fibrolipoma associated with a mucus retention cyst in the palate: a case report
M Thomaz Fonseca Oliveira1, B Fonseca Oliveira, A Arêdes Bicalho
1School of Dentistry, Federal University of Vales of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Abstract:
Fibrolipomas are benign mesenchymal neoplasms of the fatty tissue rarely encountered in the oral cavity. They account for around 1% to 5% of all neoplasms affecting the mouth and occur as raised, slow-growing, painless lesions of normal or yellow coloration and uncertain etiology. In contrast, mucus retention cysts are epithelium-lined cavities originated from a salivary gland. They are also raised, asymptomatic, slow-growing lesions, located on the floor of the mouth, buccal mucosa and lips. This article reports a diagnostic and a surgical treatment of a rare fibrolipoma case associated with a mucus retention cyst located in the palate.
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