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Dermatol. Online J. · Jan 2020
Case ReportsBenign symmetric lipomatosis in the tongue: an uncommon case.
- Daniela Brito Bastos, Jéssica Araújo Figueira, Cristiane Furuse, Éder Ricardo Biasoli, Glauco Issamu Miyahara, and Daniel Galera Bernabé.
- Oral Oncology Center, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, SP Department of Pathology and Clinical Propedeutics, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, SP. danielbernabe@foa.unesp.br.
- Dermatol. Online J. 2020 Jan 15; 26 (1).
AbstractSymmetric lipomatosis of the tongue (SLT) is rare and characterized by diffuse growth and unencapsulated lipomas. An 87-year-old man was referred for evaluation of tongue lesions. Intraoral findings showed soft yellowish nodules with a smooth shiny surface diffusely on the lateral border of the tongue, bilaterally. Our clinical diagnosis was multiple tongue lipomas and an incisional biopsy was done. Histopathological examination revealed unencapsulated lobules of mature adipocytes with slight variation in the size and shape, confirming the diagnosis of lipoma. The final diagnosis was SLT. On follow-up at 6 months, the tongue findings were unchanged and no new lesions were observed.
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