{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Intraoral approach for the treatment of non‑infiltrating angiolipoma of the floor of the mouth in an elderly patient: A case report with review of the literature.
{Author}: Kang YJ;Lee SS;Kim SG;
{Journal}: Exp Ther Med
{Volume}: 26
{Issue}: 3
{Year}: 2023 Sep
{Factor}: 2.751
{DOI}: 10.3892/etm.2023.12157
{Abstract}: A 75-year-old male patient visited Gangneung-Wonju National University Dental Hospital (Gangneung, South Korea) with a 35-mm fluctuant lesion on the floor of the mouth. It was a dome-shaped exophytic lesion with its top on Wharton's duct orifice area. The encapsulated lesion was excised cautiously and the final diagnosis was non-infiltrating angiolipoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an intraoral approach for the treatment of a non-infiltrating angiolipoma on the floor of the mouth in an elderly patient. Differentiating it from a ranula is essential for the surgical approach and, as there is a higher transition to infiltrating angiolipoma, definite treatment should be considered in elderly patients.