A Rare Case of Lipidized Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Oral Cavity

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 17; no. 4; p. e82265
• Main Authors: Shimada, Katsumitsu, Murakami, Satoshi, Hasegawa, Hiromasa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 14.04.2025; Cureus
• Subjects: Adipocytes; Cell growth; Collagen; Dentistry; Hyperplasia; Oncology; Pathology; Plywood; Proteins; Smooth muscle; Systematic review; Tumors; foam cells; oral cavity; cd68; factor xiiia; lipidized fibrous histiocytoma

Benign fibrous histiocytoma (FH) is a common cutaneous tumor that rarely occurs in the oral cavity. Lipidized FH is an uncommon variant characterized by abundant foam cells in collagenized stroma. To our knowledge, only a single case of oral lipidized FH affecting the tongue has been reported. We ex...