2007, Number 3
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Rev Cent Dermatol Pascua 2007; 16 (3)
Fibrolipoma of the oral cavity and tongue fibroma; case report
Cortez CB, Cruz PDMC
Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 173-177
PDF size: 177.43 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Fibrolipomas are rarely located in the oral cavity. Lipomas account for 4% of all benign oral tumors. Treatment consists of surgical excision, and the tumor does not tend to recur if they are adequately removed.
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