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Case report: Giant intermuscular lipoma of the forearm
Author(s) -
Tallini Angus,
Tan Swee T.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
surgical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1744-1633
pISSN - 1744-1625
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-1633.2006.00305.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lipoma , neurovascular bundle , forearm , anatomy , soft tissue , surgery
Lipoma is the commonest soft tissue tumour, usually found subcutaneously. However, intermuscular and intramuscular lipomas are uncommon and they rarely occur in the distal extremities where they can be associated with restriction of movement or nerve compression syndromes. These lesions can prove a diagnostic challenge, and should be managed differently from subcutaneous lipomas as their proximity to neurovascular structures and distortion of anatomy pose a risk during excision. As well, intramuscular lipomas are prone to recur.