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Review Case Reports
Symmetrical lipomatosis of the tongue-a rare cause of macroglossia: diagnosis, surgical treatment, and literature review.
- Ioannis Vasileiadis, Georgios Mastorakis, Panagiotis Ieromonachou, and Ioannis Logothetis.
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Head and Neck Surgery, Venizeleio-Pananeio General Hospital, Heraklion, Greece. j.vasileiadis@yahoo.gr
- Laryngoscope. 2013 Feb 1; 123 (2): 422-5.
AbstractSymmetrical lipomatosis of the tongue is an extremely rare condition. To date, only eight cases have been reported in the literature. We present an extremely rare case of intramuscular lipomatosis of the tongue in a 67-year-old male. The present case is unique because of its infiltrating nature and the extension of the lesion. Glossectomy was performed to reduce the size of the tongue and for diagnosis. The literature is reviewed and clinical characteristics, pathology, and surgical treatment are discussed.Copyright © 2012 The American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, Inc.
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