Intraoral Lipoma of Palate

Abstract

Lipomas are the most frequent benign soft tissue tumours in the body, yet they are very uncommon in the oral cavity. Whenever they are seen in oral cavity; buccal mucosa, floor of mouth and tongue are the most commonly affected. Intraoral lipomas are characterised by benign, well-encapsulated swelling that is painless and has a yellowish colour. We present a case of an intraoral lipoma in which a 22-year-old girl came with a single well-encapsulated enlargement in the posterior region of the palate on the left side. The purpose of this book chapter is to emphasise the need for dentists to be aware of frequency of occurrence of intraoral lipoma so that prompt management can be done for the oral pathologies.