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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2/2014

01-06-2014 | Case Report

Chondroid lipoma of the tongue: a report of two cases

Authors: M. Villarroel Dorrego, Y. Papp, M. J. Shelley, A. W. Barrett

Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Issue 2/2014

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Abstract

Background

Chondroid lipoma affecting the oral cavity is rare and usually presents as a polyp of benign clinical appearance which is easily excised. However, the histopathological features of chondroid lipoma resemble liposarcoma due to the presence of lipoblasts and lack of mature cartilage.

Case reports

The clinicopathological features of two cases of chondroid lipoma of the dorsum of the tongue, one in a 66-year-old woman and the other in a 43-year-old man, are described.

Conclusion

Once the diagnosis had been established, no treatment other than surgical excision was necessary and in neither case has there been recurrence in two years of follow-up.
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Metadata
Title
Chondroid lipoma of the tongue: a report of two cases
Authors
M. Villarroel Dorrego
Y. Papp
M. J. Shelley
A. W. Barrett
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1865-1550
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1569
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-013-0426-1

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