Duarte Pereira da Cruz

Oral Lipoma or Atypical Tumor? The Importance of Complementary Diagnostic Studies in Oral Medicine

Lipomas rarely affect the oral cavity, typically presenting as a slow-growing, painless submucosal mass. Histological variants featuring spindle cells, pleomorphism or myxoid change can mimic an atypical lipomatous tumor, a well-differentiated liposarcoma, or a spindle cell lipoma, creating diagnostic uncertainty. We r...