November 2019

Head and neck lipomas: A clinicopathologic analysis of 36 cases

Lipomas are common benign soft tissue tumors, with 15 to 20% of the cases affecting the head and neck region and 1 to 4% involving the oral cavity. The literature has many reported cases of head and neck lipoma but few comprehensive studies hence, the aim of this study was to review and analyze the clinical and histopathologic features of head and neck lipomas in Nigerians. A fifteen-year retrospective study evaluated...

Author(s): Stephen Babatunde Aregbesola, Bamidele Adetokunbo Famurewa, Olujide Oladele Soyele and Akinwumi Oluwole Komolafe