Giant gluteal lipoma in childhood: a case report

Year 2019, , 418 - 420, 04.03.2019

Sevgi Ulusoy Tangül , Sevinç Şahin

https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.429131

Abstract

Lipomas are the most common benign tumors of mesenchyme. They are soft
tissue neoplasm and mobile, well-encapsulated tumors. Lipomas are usually grow
slowly and rarely reach a size of more than 2-3 cm. Lesions larger than 5 cm, called giant lipomas. They often appear after 40 years old but rarely can
occur in childhood. A 12-year-old male patient had a mass showing rapid growth
in the right gluteal region at 6 months. Mass was removed with total excision. Postoperative period was uneventful. In the pathology
report, it was confirmed that the lipid tissue was composed of mature
adipocytes.

Keywords

Lipoma, giant lipoma, childhood

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