Giant Lipoma of Posterior Cervical Region

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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Main Authors: Mahendra Singh, Ashish Saxena, Lovekesh Kumar, Snehal K. Karande, Yuvraj Kolhe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/289383
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spelling doaj-69f46f124d714ea988c9ec21d8217fb42020-11-24T22:31:16ZengHindawi LimitedCase 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
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author Mahendra Singh
Ashish Saxena
Lovekesh Kumar
Snehal K. Karande
Yuvraj Kolhe
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Ashish Saxena
Lovekesh Kumar
Snehal K. Karande
Yuvraj Kolhe
Giant Lipoma of Posterior Cervical Region
Case Reports in Surgery
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Ashish Saxena
Lovekesh Kumar
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Yuvraj Kolhe
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title Giant Lipoma of Posterior Cervical Region
title_short Giant Lipoma of Posterior Cervical Region
title_full Giant Lipoma of Posterior Cervical Region
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Surgery
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publishDate 2014-01-01
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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