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ArticleCureus2022

Oral Lipoma Resembling Popeye's Pipe: A Case Report.

Vural Akın, Erdoğan Okur, Yusuf Ç Kumbul, Nazan Okur, Rabia Kum

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Vural AkınDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, TUR.
Erdoğan OkurDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, TUR.
Yusuf Ç KumbulDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, TUR.
Nazan OkurDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, TUR.
Rabia KumDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, TUR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipomas are benign neoplasms of mesenchymal origin. Although they are frequently seen in other parts of the body, they are rare in the oral cavity. In the oral cavity, they most often develop from buccal mucosa. They tend to grow slowly, so they may remain asymptomatic for a long time and go unnoticed. Lipomas in the oral cavity may cause deterioration in chewing-speaking and esthetic problems over time, depending on the increase in their size. The most reliable imaging method for differential diagnosis is magnetic resonance imaging. Complete excision of the lipoma is essential for treatment. In this study, a case of an unusual oral lipoma, causing nutrition-speaking difficulties in a geriatric male patient is presented.

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buccal areaexcisiongeriatricslipomaoral cavity

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PMID35371685
PMCPMC8938201

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