Lipomas: A Case Series

Abstract

This report aims to present 5 cases of intraoral lipoma with clinical findings, surgical treatment and histopathological features. Provisional diagnosis of minor salivary gland neoplasm, fibroma and lipoma was made for all of the cases according to clinical examination. Excisional biopsy was performed with blunt dissection. Lobular, yellowish, encapsulated masses were obtained from the patients and excised specimens were sent to pathology laboratory for histopathological analysis. After histopathological examination, all cases were diagnosed with simple lipoma. Successful healing of the oral mucosa was observed in postoperative period. The most important feature of these tumours is that they are asymptomatic. Differential diagnosis is important as it includes malign tumours and some genetic diseases that may be related to tumour.