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Multiple infiltrating lipomas of the tongue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Gurkan Keskin ,
Emre Ustundag  and
Cengiz Ercin
Gurkan Keskin
Affiliation:
Department of ORL, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Turkey.
Emre Ustundag
Affiliation:
Department of ORL, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Turkey.
Cengiz Ercin
Affiliation:
Departments of ORL and Pathology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Turkey.
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Abstract

A rare case of multiple infiltrating lipomas in the tongue of a 54-year-old man is reported. There have been only five previously reported cases of infiltrating lipoma of the tongue. They were all solitary in nature. The present lesion is the first case reported in the English literature of multiple infiltrating lipoma of the tongue. Because of its infiltrating nature, this tumour may be mistaken for a liposarcoma. Achievement of adequate surgical margins is essential, as the recurrence rate may be as high as 62.5 per cent without complete excision.

Keywords

LipomaTongue
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 5 , May 2002 , pp. 395 - 397
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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