Giant gluteal lipoma surgical management

Surgical treatment of lipomas is typically only considered when they are painful or unsightly. We present the case of a massive hip lipoma; with this extreme case, we show that the global prolongation of life expectancy can lead to other indications of removal.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Litchinko, Alexis, Cherbanyk, Floryn, Menth, Markus, Egger, Bernhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
Rare Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6700553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31413054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-229842
Descripción
Sumario:Surgical treatment of lipomas is typically only considered when they are painful or unsightly. We present the case of a massive hip lipoma; with this extreme case, we show that the global prolongation of life expectancy can lead to other indications of removal.

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