Giant Pedunculated Lipoma Over Left Upper Limb: An Unusual Case Report Volume 3 - Issue 1

Harsh Rajeev Mehta¹, Payal Salvi¹, Sarojini P Jadhav²* and Suresh R Harbade³

• ¹Junior resident, general surgery, India
• ²Professor and head, Department of General Surgery, India
• ³Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, India

Received: February 27, 2020;  Published: March 11, 2020

Corresponding author: Sarojini P Jadhav, Professor and head, Department of General Surgery, India

DOI: 10.32474/GJAPM.2020.03.000151

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Abstract

Lipomas are the most common mesenchymal tumours. They arise from primordial adipocytes and gradually increase in size with age. They usually develop as well-circumscribed, encapsulated masses that are freely mobile beneath the skin. Lipomas can occur in many locations all over the body, but most commonly in the subcutaneous tissue of the head, neck, shoulders and back. Lesions that are larger than 5 cm are termed as giant lipomas [1]. Giant lipomas of the upper extremity are rare and require an appropriate workup. This should be followed by adequate open surgical excision and repeat examination over time to monitor for recurrence.

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