Intraosseous angio-lipo-fibroma of the mandible: Report of a rare case with review of literature

Angiolipofibroma is rare lesion with extraordinarily vascular structure, occurs within the head and neck region, typically springing up in the nasopharyngeal location, with a locally competitive efficiency. Male patient, aged 25 years old was referred to oral surgeon with the aim of surgical removal of a painless lesion of the left posterior mandibular area. he has well heath without any medical history The mass was removed by the oral surgeon and subjected to histological analysis the final diagnosis was found to be an intraosseous angiolipofibroma. The significance of this report lies in the rarity of the presence of angiolipofibroma in the mandible and the clinical and radiographic manifestations were only a silent unilocular radiolucent lesion. Only a few cases have been published describing angiolipofibroma in the mandible. it is difficult to diagnose on clinical and radiographic features only. The definitive diagnosis is based on histological examination. The surgical treatment was enough.