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A fatty tissue lesion of the floor of the mouth mimicking an odontogenic lesion

¹Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Gazi University, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey; ²Department of Oral Pathology, Gazi University, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey; ³Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Gazi University, School of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey

*Correspondence to: Dr Zühre Zafersoy Akarslan, Gazi Üniversitesi Di Hekimligi Fakültesi, 8. Cadde 84. Sok. Emek, Ankara, Turkey; E-mail: zakarslan{at}gazi.edu.tr

Received 14 September 2007; revised 29 November 2007; accepted 11 December 2007

The floor of the mouth is a rare location for fatty tissue lesions. These lesions could cause resorption of the adjacent bone and lead to a radiolucent appearance on radiographs. In this case report, a non-capsulated lesion composed of mature adipose tissue located on the floor of the mouth causing a well-circumscribed oval radiolucent lesion close to the roots of the molar teeth due to resorption of mandible in a 33-year-old woman is reported.

Keywords: fatty tissue, oral cavity, radiography