XCI Myxolipoma of the Base of the Tongue Report of a Case

Ausband, John R.; Harrill, James A.; Pautler, Elmer E.

doi:10.1177/000348945306200409

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“…As lipomas are occasionally altered by an admixture of other mesenchymal elements, the microscopic variants have been described, including fibrolipoma, sclerotic lipoma, chondrolipoma, osteolipoma, myolipoma and angiomyxolipoma. Myxolipoma is a lipoma admixed with abundant mucoid substances and is considered to be a lipoma with a high degree of myxoid change[1,2]. The mucoid substances are positively stained with alcian blue and are digested by hyaluronidase.…”

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“…As for treatment, surgical excision becomes first choice [1-4]. There have been no reports of relapse in any of the reports of myxolipma occurring in the entire body, whether within the oral cavity, on the larynx [8], on the thigh [9], on the skin [10], or in the cervicomediastinum [11]; thus, we consider myxolipoma to carry a relatively benign prognosis.…”

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“…Angiolipoma, spindle cell lipoma, myelolipoma, chondorolipoma and myolipoma are some histologic variants of lipomas. Myxolipoma is a lipoma admixed with abundant mucoid substances and is considered to be a lipoma with a high degree of myxoid change [1,2]. …”

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“…Only fourteen cases of involving the oral regions, including tougue, buccal mucosa, and lowerlip have been reported in the English literature [1-4]. The incidence rate in the tongue, the buccal mucosa and the lower lip was almost equal.…”

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Myxolipoma in the tongue - A clinical case report and review of the literature

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In this article, we present our experience with a case of myxolipoma of the tongue.Lipoma is a mesenchymal benign tumor occurring with relatively high frequency. However, myxolipoma, one of the histological variant of lipoma characterized by mature adipose tissue and abundant mucoid substances, in the oral cavity is quite rare.The patient was a 52-year-old man who noticed a painless mass on the left border of tongue about 2 years ago. The lesion was noted at a complete medical checkup, and the patient was admitted to our institution for detailed examination. The mass was a palpable, soft and elastic nodule, 15 mm in diameter, covered with normal mucosa in the left inferior aspect of the tongue. The border of the tumor was well-defined, and computed tomography (CT) revealed a fat density within the mass. On the basis of these finding, the tumor was clinically diagnosed as lipoma and was excised under general anesthesia. Histopathologically, the tumor was a well-defined lobulated mass surrounded by a thin fibrous capsule within the muscle of the tongue. The tumor was diagnosed as myxolipoma because it was consisted of solid proliferation of mature adipocytes replaced by abundant mucoid substances. The post operative course was uneventful, and there was no evidence of recurrence 4 years after surgery.

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