Nikitha Pillai¹* and Jedhin Raveendran²

¹Senior Resident, Department of ENT, KIMS, India
²Junior Resident, Department of ENT, KIMS, India

*Corresponding Author: Nikitha Pillai, Senior Resident, Department of ENT, KIMS, India.

Received: September 21, 2022; Published: December 27, 2022

Abstract

Fibrolipoma, a benign soft tissue neoplasm, is a histological variant of conventional lipomas, that rarely arises in the oral cavity.

Here, we present such a rare case of fibrolipoma of buccal mucosa which was diagnosed and treated adequately with regular follow up.

Keywords: Fibrolipoma; Lipomas; Etiology

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Citation

Citation: Nikitha Pillai and Jedhin Raveendran. “Rare Case of Fibrolipoma of Buccal Mucosa".Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 5.1 (2023): 31-33.

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