Case report: Giant lipoma of the hand
Giant lipomas of hand are rare lipomas that are larger than 5 cm. Comprehensive history and clinical examination is usually sufficient to make the diagnosis of lipoma but with giant lipoma, liposarcoma cannot be excluded. We report a case of giant lipoma in which we excluded liposarcoma by MRI and proceeded to do excisional biopsy. The histology confirmed our pre-operative diagnosis of lipoma, and post-operatively the patient did very well and returned to work with normal function of the left thumb.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Medpharm Publications
2013
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1681-150X2013000300006 |
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