Angiolipoma of the Upper Lip: Report of a Case

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Angiolipoma (AL) is a relatively rare tumor of the head and neck region, although it occurs more commonly in the extremities and the trunk regions. 1 Ali M.H. Zuebi F.E. Angiolipoma of the cheek: A case report. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1996; 54: 213 Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (16) Google Scholar , 2 Hamakawa H. Hino H. Sumida T. et al. Infiltrating angiolipoma of the cheek: A case report and a review of the literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2000; 58: 674 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Google Scholar This tumor has been rarely reported in the oral cavity, and to our knowledge, it has only been reported once in the lip. When seen in the oral cavity, it has been noted to be in the lip, cheek, tongue, mandible, and palatal tissues. 1 Ali M.H. Zuebi F.E. Angiolipoma of the cheek: A case report. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1996; 54: 213 Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (16) Google Scholar , 2 Hamakawa H. Hino H. Sumida T. et al. Infiltrating angiolipoma of the cheek: A case report and a review of the literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2000; 58: 674 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Google Scholar , 3 DeRosa G. Cozzolino A. Guarino M. et al. Congenital infiltrating lipomatosis of the face: Report of cases and review of the literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2000; 58: 879 Google Scholar , 4 Brahney C.P. Aria A.A. Koval M.H. et al. Angiolipoma of the tongue: Report of a case and review of the literature. J Oral Surg. 1981; 39: 451 PubMed Google Scholar , 5 Campos G.M. Grandini S.A. Lopes R.A. Angiolipoma of the cheek. Int J Oral Surg. 1980; 9: 486 Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (17) Google Scholar ALs are seen intraosseously in the mandible and intramuscularly in the pterygoid fossa. 6 Manganaro A.M. Hammond H.L. Williams T.P. Intraosseous angiolipoma of the mandible: A case report and review of the literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1994; 52: 767 Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (25) Google Scholar , 7 Knox R.D. Pratt M.F. Garen P.D. et al. Intra-muscular hemangioma of the infratemporal fossa. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990; 130: 637 Google Scholar Certainly, intraoperatively, these lesions are more vascular appearing, but an AL can only truly be distinguished from a lipoma by its microscopic findings. 2 Hamakawa H. Hino H. Sumida T. et al. Infiltrating angiolipoma of the cheek: A case report and a review of the literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2000; 58: 674 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Google Scholar