Giant gluteal lipoma in childhood: a case report

Year 2019, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 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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