OBJECTIVES Lipomas are common benign mesenchymal neoplasms that rarely occur in the oral cavity and correspond to less than 4.4% of all benign oral soft tissue tumors. This study describes the clinical, radiological and histological features of cases of oral lipomas seen over a period of 10 years and compared the findings with those reported in the literature. STUDY DESIGN All cases of oral l...

Introduction Lipomas are common benign soft tissue neoplasms composed of mature white adipocytes. They are the most common soft tissue mesenchymal neoplasms. However, they are relatively uncommon in the oral and maxillofacial regions. Their overall incidence in the oral cavity is thought to be between 1% and 4% of all benign oral lesions. Specific anatomic locations within the oral and maxillof...