Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Buccal soft tissue lipoma in an adult Nigerian: a case report and literature review | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Buccal soft tissue lipoma in an adult Nigerian a case report and literature review Adeyi A Adoga 1 Tonga L Nimkur1 Agabus N Manasseh2 and Godwin O Echejoh2 Address Department of Surgery Otorhinolaryngology unit Jos University Teaching Hospital PMB 2076 Jos Plateau State Nigeria and 2Department of Pathology Jos University Teaching Hospital PMB 2076 Jos Plateau State Nigeria Email Adeyi A Adoga - adeyiadoga@ Tonga LNimkur - nimkurtonga@ Agabus N Manasseh - nanfwang@ Godwin O Echejoh - ogechejoh@ Corresponding author Published 13 December 2008 Received 16 April 2008 Journal ofMedical Case Reports 2008 2 382 doi 1752-1947-2-382 Accepted 13 December 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 382 2008 Adoga et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Lipomas are benign mesenchymal neoplasms composed of mature adipocytes usually surrounded by a thin fibrous capsule. They are uncommon intra-oral tumors with 1 to 4 occurring in this region. The literature is scanty on lipomas occurring in the buccal soft tissue especially in our environment. Case presentation We present a case of a 35-year-old woman of the Tiv ethnic group of Nigeria who presented with a slow growing left cheek swelling that was treated by intra-oral local excision. Conclusion The purpose of this report is to highlight the existence of this rare but not uncommon disease even in our environment and to emphasize that a high index of suspicion is needed in making a diagnosis. Surgical excision as treatment is associated with an excellent outcome. Introduction Lipomas are benign .
