A case report on Giant lipoma

Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 11

Abstract

Average dimensions of lipoma are around 3cm.Lipomas greater than 10cm is rare and lipomas in the nape of the neck are generally hibernomas. A 77 year old man presented with a 25cm mass in the nape of the neck and he was comfortable with the same without any constitutional symptoms.

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R Lavanya, S K Sridevi, P Viswanathan, R Renjith Singh

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R Lavanya, S K Sridevi, P Viswanathan, R Renjith Singh (2015). A case report on Giant lipoma. MedPulse -International Medical Journal, 2(11), 812-814. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-195777