Rare Unilateral Submucosal Lipoma of the Oral Cavity: A Case Report

Introduction: Lipoma is a common benign tumour of soft tissue. Although a common occurence in the trunk and proximal portions of extremities. Aims: To signifies the importance of diagnosis and that lipoma should be ruled out in case of any facial swelling in general dental practice. Case Report: Only few cases of lipoma or its variants have been reported in the oral cavity. accounting to about 1 to 5 % of all the neoplasms of the oral cavity. Other benign connective tissue lesions such as granular cell tumour, neurofibroma, traumatic fibroma and salivary gland lesions (mucocele and mixed tumour) might be included in differential diagnosis. Discussion: We here describe this rare occurence, its clinical and histological presentation and emphasize on the possibility of a differential diagnosis for swelling in oral cavity. Conclusion: In this study the importance of diagnosis and that lipoma should be ruled out in case of any facial swelling in general dental practice and that lipomas may show an increase in size, if left untreated.