KOREASCHOLAR

Objectives: Lipoma is the most common soft tissue mesenchymal tumor which grows slowly. [1] [2] Intraoral lipomas are rare and have been reported in approximately 1 to 4% of all neoplasm in various literature. [2-5] Oral lipomas mostly develop slowly without symptoms, [6] and predominantly affect the buccal mucosa, floor of mouth, tongue and lip. [3] Material and Methods: A 71-year old male presented with asymptomatic swelling on tongue. On the clinical examination, there were various size of three swelling areas on the dorsum of tongue. Result: All lesions were surgically removed via intraoral approach under general anesthesia. They were soft and yellowish in color. All of the specimens has histologically revealed as typical lipomas. Conclusion: It is a report of tongue lipomas as a rare site, with clinical, histological and radiographic features. Also, there were several reports of a large or huge lipoma in oral cavity, however there were no report of multiple lipomas on the tongue. So, authors report the rarity of it.

Abstract
 Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION
 Ⅱ. CASE REPORT
 Ⅲ. DISCUSSION
 Ⅳ. CONCLUSION
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• 이상민(전북대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실/전북대학교 임상의생명연구소) | Sang Min Lee (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University/Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital)
• 안애리(전북대학교병원 병리학교실) | Ae Ri An (Department of pathology, Chonbuk National University Hospital)
• 고승오(전북대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실/전북대학교 임상의생명연구소) | Seung-O Ko (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University/Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital) Correspondence