BENIGN SYMMETRICAL LIPOMATOSIS OF THE TON GUE

Introduction : Lipomatosis of the tongue is rarely observed. Case Repo rt: An 85-year-old man with chronic alcoholism presented several symme trical lipomas of the tongue with no other clinical manifestations. Th ere was no capsule at the histology examination. Discussion : The mult iple and symmetrical nature of the lesion without a capsule]ed to the diagnosis of benign symmetrical lipomatosis of the tongue, the fourth case reported in the literature.