Spindle cell lipoma of the soft palate.

Case Rep Otolaryngol

Department of Otolaryngology, Şifa University, Bornova, 35100 İzmir, Turkey.

Published: April 2015

Intraoral spindle cell lipomas (SCL) are very rare and comprise ranging between 1.4%-9.8% of all intraoral lipomas. To our knowledge, no case of a SCL located on the soft palate has been reported in the English-language literature. A 31-year-old female was admitted with a swelling in her soft palate. On examination, a 3 cm sessile, nontender swelling was observed on her soft palate. After surgical excision, it was diagnosed as a SCL.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4387938PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/813240DOI Listing

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