Abstract
Myxolipma is an extremely rare subtype of lipoma; only 4 cases in the oral cavity have been reported so far in Japan. We herein report a case of a myxolipoma arising from the lateral border of the tongue in a 64-year-old male. The patient was referred to our hospital department with the chief complaint of swelling of the tongue. T1- and T2- weighted MRI clearly showed high signal intensity, with a tumor size of 11×9×11mm. The tumor was excised under general anesthesia. Histopathological examination showed proliferation of mature adipose cells, including myxoid-change. On the basis of the results of histopathological examination, we diagnosed a myxolipoma arising from the tongue. No evidence of any local recurrence was observed during the one-year follow-up period.
