Question 266 · LDEK · Benign tumors

In differential diagnosis of oral lipoma, following lesions should be taken into consideration:

1) papillomatous hyperplasia;
2) melanocytic lesion;
3) Abrikosoff tumor;
4) xanthelasma;
5) fibrous dysplasia;
6) traumatic fibroma;
7) Kaposi sarcoma;
8) melanocytic neoplasms;
9) mucocele.
  1. A. 2,3,4,7,9.
  2. B. 3,6,9.
  3. C. 1,4,5,8.
  4. D. 2,4,7,8.
  5. E. 6,8,9.
Hint

A lipoma is a soft, painless submucosal nodule; consider other submucosal nodules rather than pigmented or bony lesions.

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