Giant Lipoma of Posterior Cervical Region
Lipomas are the slow growing soft tissue tumors of benign nature. They commonly grow on torso and extremities but may also develop in head and neck region. Rarely lipomas can grow to acquire gigantic proportions, turning into an entity termed as giant lipoma. Such lipomas are entitled to immediate a...
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| author | Mahendra Singh Ashish Saxena Lovekesh Kumar Snehal K. Karande Yuvraj Kolhe |
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| description | Lipomas are the slow growing soft tissue tumors of benign nature. They commonly grow on torso and extremities but may also develop in head and neck region. Rarely lipomas can grow to acquire gigantic proportions, turning into an entity termed as giant lipoma. Such lipomas are entitled to immediate attention as they have a relatively high malignant potential. We report a rare case of giant cervical lipoma in an elderly gentleman, followed by a brief discussion on diagnosis and management of the disorder. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-69f46f124d714ea988c9ec21d8217fb42025-02-03T06:07:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192014-01-01201410.1155/2014/289383289383Giant Lipoma of Posterior Cervical RegionMahendra Singh0Ashish Saxena1Lovekesh Kumar2Snehal K. Karande3Yuvraj Kolhe4Department of Surgery, AIIMS, Jodhpur 342005, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi 110007, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi 110007, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi 110007, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi 110007, IndiaLipomas are the slow growing soft tissue tumors of benign nature. They commonly grow on torso and extremities but may also develop in head and neck region. Rarely lipomas can grow to acquire gigantic proportions, turning into an entity termed as giant lipoma. Such lipomas are entitled to immediate attention as they have a relatively high malignant potential. We report a rare case of giant cervical lipoma in an elderly gentleman, followed by a brief discussion on diagnosis and management of the disorder.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/289383 |
| spellingShingle | Mahendra Singh Ashish Saxena Lovekesh Kumar Snehal K. Karande Yuvraj Kolhe Giant Lipoma of Posterior Cervical Region Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Giant Lipoma of Posterior Cervical Region |
| title_full | Giant Lipoma of Posterior Cervical Region |
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| title_short | Giant Lipoma of Posterior Cervical Region |
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