ABSTRACT
Spindle cell lipoma (SCL) is a benign lipomatous neoplasm typically located in the posterior neck and back of older males. It presents as a well-circumscribed mass in the buccal mucosa, tongue, floor of the mouth or hard palate. There are only two case reports of SCL in the gingiva and alveolar ridge. Here, we report a case of SCL in the mandibular mucogingival junction of a 68-year-old male. Clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical findings are presented. Although oral SCL is rare, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of spindle cell neoplasms occurring in the oral cavity.
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Aged , Humans , Male , Adipocytes , Pathology , Antigens, CD34 , Diagnosis, Differential , Follow-Up Studies , Gingival Neoplasms , Pathology , Lipoma , Pathology , Mandible , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 , S100 ProteinsABSTRACT
Thyroglossal duct cyst [TGDC] is the most common non-odontogenic cyst In the neck. It Is a lesion mainly detected In childhood but which may elude detection until adulthood. When such TGDC presents in adulthood, It Is often seen by maxillofacial surgeons and Its appearance may not necessarily conform to the classic description of the lesion. This paper presents five case reports Of TGDC seen In the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery In the Riyadh Medical Complex and emphasizes the difference In clinical appearance between those lesions presented to the Pediatric and Maxillofacial Surgery departments, respectively. It also discusses the different diagnostic tools for and differential diagnoses of the lesion