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| Year : 2011 |
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Intermuscular lipoma of the submandibular space
Patrícia Adachi1, Shajadi P Kaba2, Ana Maria P Soubhia3, Elio H Shinohara4
1 Department of Morphology, Stomatology and Physiology, Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Brazil
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital de Vila Penteado, SUS-SP, Brazil
3 Department of Oral Pathology, Araçatuba Dental School - UNESP, Brazil
4 Post Graduate Program, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Branch, Araçatuba Dental School - UNESP, Brazil
Correspondence Address:
Patrícia Adachi
Department of Morphology, Stomatology and Physiology, Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto - USP
Brazil
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.94691
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Deep lipomas, especially in the head and neck region, are uncommon. This report describes the case of a patient with a large intermuscular lipoma of the submandibular space, which had been present for 10 years and was diagnosed by computed tomography. The clinical, imaging, and histopathological features, as well as the management of the tumor, are described. |
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