Osteolipoma is an extremely rare histological variant of lipoma characterized by the presence of mature adipose tissue admixed with well-formed lamellar bone. Its occurrence in the oral cavity is exceptional, often posing a diagnostic challenge due to its nonspecific clinical and radiographic features....
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Discussion
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No actionable change for audiology practice — this is a single case report of a rare jaw tumor with only peripheral anatomical relevance to audiology.
Rare jaw lesions with bone and fat components can be diagnostically challenging, and awareness of osteolipoma in the differential diagnosis may prevent mismanagement in multidisciplinary head-and-neck cases.
- 01Osteolipoma is an extremely rare benign jaw tumor containing both fat cells and lamellar bone.
- 02Single case report — the lowest level of clinical evidence.
- 03Diagnostic challenge arose from its unusual histological (tissue-level) composition.
- 04Published in Cureus (2026); audiology relevance is only peripheral via jaw-ear anatomy.
- 05No direct implications for hearing assessment or hearing loss management.
Mandibular osteolipoma presents a diagnostic challenge due to its histological complexity combining adipose tissue and lamellar bone.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42626326
- DOI
- 10.7759/cureus.113071.
- Journal
- Cureus
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 1
- Population
- Single patient with mandibular osteolipoma
- Intervention
- Surgical diagnosis and management of mandibular osteolipoma
Primary outcomes
Accurate histological diagnosis of mandibular osteolipoma