The tip of the iceberg: a giant pelvic atypical lipoma presenting as a sciatic hernia

The tip of the iceberg: a giant pelvic atypical lipoma presenting as a sciatic hernia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This case report highlights two unusual surgical phenomena: lipoma-like well-differentiated liposarcomas and sciatic hernias. It illustrates the need to be aware that hernias may not always simply contain intra-abdominal viscera.<...

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Main Authors: Stewart Ken J, Smith Graeme HM, Skipworth Richard JE, Anderson David N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/4/1/33

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