PMC3065337_01
Soft, sessile mass between soft and posterior hard palate, in a 50 year-old man
DRJ-7-41-g001.jpg
PMC3065337_01_DRJ-7-41-g001.jpg
F1
It was a soft sessile mass, 1.5 cm in diameter and it was between soft and hard palate (Figure 1).The patient reported two-month dysphagia.
PMC3065337_02
(A) Submucosal mass on the lateral border of the dorsal part of the tongue. (B) Gross picture of lipoma on the dorsal part of the tongue. (C) Lobulated mass with fibrosis capsule (H & E staining, original magnification X100). (D) Mature fat cells (H & E staining, original magnification X400)
DRJ-7-41-g002.jpg
PMC3065337_02_DRJ-7-41-g002.jpg
F2
The tumor was a submucosal mass under epider-mis on the lateral border of the dorsal part of the tongue (Figure 2A). The lesion was 1 cm in diame-ter (Figure 2B). Mature fat cells were seen clearly (Figures 2C and 2D.