FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY OF LIPOMA OF TONGUE: A RARE CASE REPORT

Dr Smita Gupta; Dr Daphiralin Kharlyngdoh

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY OF LIPOMA OF TONGUE: A RARE CASE REPORT

Dr Smita Gupta, Dr Daphiralin Kharlyngdoh

Abstract :

Lipoma is the commonest benign tumor occurring at any anatomical site where fat is present.In oral cavity it is very rare. Tongue which is totally devoid of fat cells is also a site for lipoma although very rarely^[1].This is one of such cases. We present a case of a 57 years old woman with a swelling on the ventral surface, right side of the tongue which gradually increased in size over the last 2 years. The mass was well defined and painless.FNAC was performed and the cytological diagnosis was lipoma of the tongue.