Abstract
Received April 19, 2011 Revised July 4, 2011 Accepted July 7, 2011 Address for correspondence Ki Hwan Hong, MD, PhD Depratment of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Chonbuk National University, 20 Geonji-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju 561-712, Korea Tel +82-63-250-1980 Fax +82-63-250-1986 E-mail khhong@chonbuk.ac.kr Benign symmetric lipomatosis (BSL) is a pathologic condition characterized by symmetric and diffuse growth of mature adipose tissue. It usually affects the posterior neck and upper trunk. However, BSL involving the tongue is extremely rare condition. A 70-year-old man visited our clinic and complained of his swollen tongue with intermittent burning pain. The tongue lesion was treated by surgical excision and was confirmed with BSL. During a one-year follow-up period, there was no recurrence. We report this rare case of BSL on tongue with a previous literature review. Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg 2011;54:719-21 Key WordsZZLipomatosis ᆞMultiple symmetric ᆞTongue.
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