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Case Report

Volume 5, Number 6, June 2014, pages 341-343

Chondrolipoma Arising in the Floor of the Mouth and Review of the Literature: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Intraoral photograph showing a well-defined mass (1) in the anterior floor of the mouth.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Intraoral photograph demonstrating healing area post excision (1).
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Histology showing lobules of adipose tissue (1) and mature cartilage (2) in a fibrous connective tissue stroma (hematoxilin-eosin stain × 2).
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Histology showing lobules of adipose tissue (1) and mature cartilage (2) (hematoxilin-eosin stain × 10).

Table

Table 1. Review of Clinical Features of the Reported Cases of Oral Chondrolipomas
 
AuthorLocationGenderAge in years
Pitman and Bell [2]MasseterFemale51
Berg and Gorsky [3]TongueMale69
Bezerra et al [4]TongueFemale68
Goel et al [5]TongueFemale36
Hietnen and Makinen [6]TongueFemale68
Maes and Eulderink [7]TongueMale47
Nonaka et al [8]TongueMale30
Shabbir and Greenwood [9]TongueMale71
Allard et al [10]Lower lipFemale69
McAndrew and Greenspan [11]Lower lipMale72
Fujimura and Enomoto [12]TongueMale56
Szudrowicz and Jakobi-Roz [13]Lower lipMale52
Batchvarova et al [14]TongueMale14
Current caseFloor of mouthMale56