Chondrolipoma of the Lower Lip:
A Case Report
Published: June 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4461
Kamakshi G., Yaranal PJ
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kannur Dental College, Kannur, India.
2. Professor, Department of Pathology, Kannur Medical College, Kannur, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Parasappa Joteppa Yaranal,
Department of Pathology, Kannur Medical College, Kannur-670612, India.
Phone: 9448824484, E-mail: pjyaranal@yahoo.co.in
A chondrolipoma is an extremely rare form of a benign mesenchymal tumour which contains mature fatty tissue and cartilage. We are presenting a case of chondrolipoma of the lower lip which was seen in a 6-year-old girl. Chondrolipomas are rare neoplasms; their terminologies and pathogeneses have been controversial in the past. Chondrolipomas are uncommonly seen in the oral cavity, in children and in females. Hence, we are reporting this present case because rarity of this lesion.
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