Lipomas: A Case Series

Abstract Aim: This report aims to present 5 cases of intraoral lipoma with clinical findings, surgical treatment and histopathological features. Case Report: Provisional diagnosis of minor salivary gland neoplasm, fibroma and lipoma was made for all of the cases according to clinical examination. Excisional biopsy was performed with blunt dissection. Lobular, yellowish, encapsulated masses were obtained from the patients and excised specimens were sent to pathology laboratory for histopathological analysis. Results: After histopathological examination, all cases were diagnosed with simple lipoma. Successful healing of the oral mucosa was observed in postoperative period. Conclusion: The most important feature of these tumours is that they are asymptomatic. Differential diagnosis is important as it includes malign tumours and some genetic diseases that may be related to tumour. Key Words: Lipoma, Oral Surgery Intraoral Lipom: Vaka Serisi Oz Amac: Bu calismada 5 intraoral lipom olgusunun klinik bulgulari, cerrahi tedavisi ve histopatolojik ozellikleri sunulmaktadir. Olgu Sunumu: Tum olgularda klinik muayene sonrasinda minor tukuruk bezi neoplazmi, fibrom ve lipom tanisi dusunulmustur. Vakalarin eksizyonel biyopsileri kunt diseksiyon ile yapilmistir. Eksize edilen ornekler lobuler, sarimsi, kapsul ile cevrili kitleler olarak gozlemlenmistir ve histopatolojik analiz icin patoloji laboratuvarina gonderilmistir. Bulgular: Histopatolojik inceleme sonrasinda tum olgulara basit lipom tanisi konulmustur. Postoperatif donemde oral mukozanin basarili sekilde iyilestigi gorulmustur. Sonuc: Bu tumorlerin en onemli ozelligi, asemptomatik olmalaridir. Ayirici tani, malign tumorleri ve tumorle iliskili olabilecek bazi genetik hastaliklari icermesi sebebiyle onemlidir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Lipom, Oral Cerrahi