Giant lipoma in the anterior region of the neck: A case report of a rare condition and review of literature
Lipomas are benign and very common subcutaneous tumors of adipose tissue, which may occur anywhere in the body. Lipomas in head and neck regions are extremely rare. A giant neck lipoma is classified as a lesion greater than 10 cm in one dimension or weighing more than 1000 g. In this case report and...
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| description | Lipomas are benign and very common subcutaneous tumors of adipose tissue, which may occur anywhere in the body. Lipomas in head and neck regions are extremely rare. A giant neck lipoma is classified as a lesion greater than 10 cm in one dimension or weighing more than 1000 g. In this case report and review of the literature, a 66-year-old male with likely diagnosis of neck lipoma was under 5-year surveillance prior to development of giant neck lipoma. Computed tomography provided critical insight in the extent of neck mass in relation to surrounding structures in assessing possibility of malignancy and in guiding appropriate management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-37dd2e5f1d77440790c7d901407fc9bc2025-08-20T03:49:42ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-07-012073197320010.1016/j.radcr.2025.03.026Giant lipoma in the anterior region of the neck: A case report of a rare condition and review of literatureSu Jin Lee0Khang Duy Ricky Le1James Kollias2Roger Davies3Department of Radiology, Adelaide MRI, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Corresponding author.Department of General Surgical Specialities, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medical Education, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Geelong Clinical School, Deakin School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaDepartment of Medical Education, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Department of General Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaDepartment of Radiology, Adelaide MRI, Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaLipomas are benign and very common subcutaneous tumors of adipose tissue, which may occur anywhere in the body. Lipomas in head and neck regions are extremely rare. A giant neck lipoma is classified as a lesion greater than 10 cm in one dimension or weighing more than 1000 g. In this case report and review of the literature, a 66-year-old male with likely diagnosis of neck lipoma was under 5-year surveillance prior to development of giant neck lipoma. Computed tomography provided critical insight in the extent of neck mass in relation to surrounding structures in assessing possibility of malignancy and in guiding appropriate management.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325002389LipomaHead and neck neoplasmsComputed tomography |
| spellingShingle | Su Jin Lee Khang Duy Ricky Le James Kollias Roger Davies Giant lipoma in the anterior region of the neck: A case report of a rare condition and review of literature Radiology Case Reports Lipoma Head and neck neoplasms Computed tomography |
| title | Giant lipoma in the anterior region of the neck: A case report of a rare condition and review of literature |
| title_full | Giant lipoma in the anterior region of the neck: A case report of a rare condition and review of literature |
| title_fullStr | Giant lipoma in the anterior region of the neck: A case report of a rare condition and review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant lipoma in the anterior region of the neck: A case report of a rare condition and review of literature |
| title_short | Giant lipoma in the anterior region of the neck: A case report of a rare condition and review of literature |
| title_sort | giant lipoma in the anterior region of the neck a case report of a rare condition and review of literature |
| topic | Lipoma Head and neck neoplasms Computed tomography |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325002389 |
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