Angiolipoma-At a Rare Site
Published: January 1, 2019 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2019/37241.12450
A Hari Priya, A Kannan, MS Anandi, CL Krithika, PH Raghuram
1. Postgraduate, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2. Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
3. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
4. Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
5. Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Correspondence
Dr. A Hari Priya,
SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai-600089, Tamil Nadu, India.
E-mail: dr.haripriya92@yahoo.com
Angiolipoma (AL), a subtype of lipoma, is a rare benign mesenchymal tumour. It is common in the extremities with rare occurrence in the oral cavity. In this case report, we present a case of non-infiltrating type of angiolipoma present in the buccal mucosa which was surgically excised under local anaesthesia and the specimen was histopathologically examined. The histopathological examination revealed mature adipocytes arranged in sheets separated by thin fibrous connective tissue with interspersed vessels.
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