Intraosseous lipoma of the jaws: Review of the literature and rare case report.

BACKGROUND: Lipoma is a benign tumor that arises at the expense of mature adipose tissue, it can occur anywhere in the body that contains adipose tissue. However, the intraosseous lipoma is considered a rare bone tumor, that affects the long and flat bones, but it is uncommon in the jaws. Usually, diagnosis based on clinical and radiographic features is insufficient and histopathology analysis is of utmost importance for the final diagnosis. CASE PRESENTATION: In this article, we present a case report of a 28-year-old female patient who visited the dentist with the intention of extracting an impacted tooth. She had no medical history with medications or genetic diseases. The tooth was extracted with a small soft mass that was subjected to histological analysis and it was found to be an intraosseous lipoma. DISCUSSION: Intraosseous lipoma is a rare tumor of the oral cavity, and it can be difficult to diagnose when only clinical and radiographic features are based, and the definitive diagnosis is based on histological examination. The treatment is complete surgical excision. CONCLUSIONS AND LITERATURE REVIEW: 30 cases were discovered and archived since 1948 until now, most of them were in the posterior region of mandibular, and the infection of females is higher than males with different final sub-diagnosis of types of intraosseous lipoma.

Intraosseous lipoma of the maxillary tuberosity: A case report.

Intraosseous lipoma appears less frequently in the maxilla than in the mandible. The initial phase of tumor development is characterized by asymptomatic growth, followed by the presence of pain and paresthesia in the later stage. We report the case of a 43-year-old female patient who contacted a doctor because of periodic pains and stupor in the left side of the upper jaw. The exostosis-like formation was found by palpation, subsequently raising suspicion of an odontogenic tumor on the basis of panoramic imaging (dental orthopan). The intraosseous lipoma was histopathologically diagnosed after surgical procedure and standardized treatment of removed tumefaction. Clinical features and x-ray findings of the intraosseous lipoma within the maxillary region are generally blurred. Surgery is the recommended treatment, and histopathology analysis is of utmost importance for the final diagnosis.