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American Family Physician Mar 2002Lipomas are adipose tumors that are often located in the subcutaneous tissues of the head, neck, shoulders, and back. Lipomas have been identified in all age groups but... (Review)
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Lipomas are adipose tumors that are often located in the subcutaneous tissues of the head, neck, shoulders, and back. Lipomas have been identified in all age groups but usually first appear between 40 and 60 years of age. These slow-growing, nearly always benign, tumors usually present as nonpainful, round, mobile masses with a characteristic soft, doughy feel. Rarely, lipomas can be associated with syndromes such as hereditary multiple lipomatosis, adiposis dolorosa, Gardner's syndrome, and Madelung's disease. There are also variants such as angiolipomas, neomorphic lipomas, spindle cell lipomas, and adenolipomas. Most lipomas are best left alone, but rapidly growing or painful lipomas can be treated with a variety of procedures ranging from steroid injections to excision of the tumor. Lipomas must be distinguished from liposarcoma, which can have a similar appearance.
Topics: Adult; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Lipoma; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms, Adipose Tissue; Postoperative Complications
PubMed: 11898962
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Ugeskrift For Laeger May 2022Lipoma arborescens is a rare benign villous proliferation of fatty tissue in joints. It is most often affecting the knee, but it has also been reported in other joints....
Lipoma arborescens is a rare benign villous proliferation of fatty tissue in joints. It is most often affecting the knee, but it has also been reported in other joints. It may result from chronic irritation but can also be a primary condition. It is diagnosed primarily on MRI combined with the clinical presentation. The surgical treatment of choice is arthroscopic synovectomy. This case report presents a 44-year-old woman with longstanding knee pain due to lipoma arborescens. With increased awareness of this disorder, patients can benefit from proper and timely surgery.
Topics: Adipose Tissue; Adult; Female; Humans; Knee Joint; Lipoma; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
PubMed: 35656617
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Cirugia Y Cirujanos 2021
Topics: Female; Humans; Lipoma; Vulvar Neoplasms
PubMed: 34665172
DOI: 10.24875/CIRU.20000311 -
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Nov 2021
Topics: Humans; Lipoma; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
PubMed: 34888096
DOI: 10.18295/squmj.4.2021.052 -
Ugeskrift For Laeger Jan 2024This case report presents a 69-year-old male patient with a subcutaneous tumour in the left parietal region. Initially, the tumour was identified as a lipoma or benign...
This case report presents a 69-year-old male patient with a subcutaneous tumour in the left parietal region. Initially, the tumour was identified as a lipoma or benign cyst by the general practitioner. However, a subsequent MRI scan revealed a sarcoma metastasis with a significant intracranial component. Radical excision of the tumour was not possible due to its critical localisation. Therefore, the patient received palliative radiotherapy. This case emphasises the importance of accurate clinical assessment and highlights the clinical features that should lead to suspicion of malignancy.
Topics: Male; Humans; Aged; Sarcoma; Lipoma; Soft Tissue Neoplasms; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Cysts
PubMed: 38327198
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Singapore Medical Journal Aug 2017
Topics: Bronchial Neoplasms; Bronchoscopy; Female; Humans; Lipoma; Middle Aged; Radiography, Thoracic; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
PubMed: 28261742
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2017015 -
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory... Dec 2015Hibernoma arising in the breast is rare and may present as an asymptomatic mass or may be detected by screening mammography. Four histologic types have been identified:... (Review)
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Hibernoma arising in the breast is rare and may present as an asymptomatic mass or may be detected by screening mammography. Four histologic types have been identified: typical, myxoid variant, spindle cell variant, and the lipoma-like variant. The most common "typical variant" is composed of pale to eosinophilic multivacuolated cells with interspersed univacuolar cells. Hibernomas are universally benign and are not known to recur or have an aggressive behavior, even in incompletely excised lesions. Hence, their clinical importance lies in distinguishing them from other benign and malignant breast neoplasms as well as inflammatory conditions that come into the histologic or radiologic differential. This review discusses the clinical features, radiologic and histopathologic characteristics, ancillary studies, suggested pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of and prognosis for these uncommon lesions.
Topics: Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Diagnosis, Differential; Early Detection of Cancer; Female; Humans; Lipoma; Mammography; Prognosis; Proteoglycans
PubMed: 26619029
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2014-0318-RS -
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology 2022Due to the rarity of osteolipoma, current knowledge and understanding of its' clinical presentation, management, radiological features, histological characteristics, and... (Review)
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OBJECTIVE
Due to the rarity of osteolipoma, current knowledge and understanding of its' clinical presentation, management, radiological features, histological characteristics, and prognosis are lacking and can present a clinical conundrum to clinicians and histopathologist alike, given wide range of differential diagnoses. This paper aims to compile, analyse and present details to augment the available literature on osteolipoma in the head and neck.
METHODS
A comprehensive literature search on PUBMED/MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and Science Citation Index, Google scholar and Cochrane database for osteolipoma in head and neck was performed up to the 1st May 2021. Reference lists from the relevant articles were then inspected and cross-referenced and any other pertinent publications were added to the review.
RESULTS
A total of 38 cases were identified from the literature. The commonest sites of involvement within the head and neck region were the oral cavity in 21 (56.8%) patients, followed by the neck in 7 (19.0%) patients. 29 (78.4%) patients presented with soft tissue swelling or mass making it the most common presenting feature. All patients had the tumour excised surgically; of which 18 (48.6%) were excised via transoral approach and 6 (16.2%) via open transcervical approach including 1 lateral pharyngotomy. 12 papers documented long-term follow-ups (median 12 months) with no recurrence. Only 1 regrowth was reported after 5-years.
CONCLUSIONS
Osteolipoma is a rare soft tissue neoplasm which has a wide range differential diagnosis including malignant processes. Recognising this benign tumour through an awareness of presenting sign and symptoms, radiological features and histopathology findings is important for patient reassurance as well as avoiding unnecessary radical treatment.
Topics: Humans; Lipoma; Neck; Diagnosis, Differential; Prognosis
PubMed: 35659712
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Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Dec 2023
Topics: Female; Humans; Pregnancy; Lipoma; Pelvis; Placenta
PubMed: 37052676
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-023-07039-z -
The Pan African Medical Journal 2020Lipomas are encapsulated benign tumors typically found in the integument, central nervous system or gastrointestinal tract and represent the most common benign... (Review)
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Lipomas are encapsulated benign tumors typically found in the integument, central nervous system or gastrointestinal tract and represent the most common benign mesenchymal neoplasm in adults. Bladder lipoma is a rare tumor that has been reported in a handful of cases in medical literature. A literature review from PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane databases of bladder lipoma yielded less than 20 cases. We report a case of a 69 year-old Moroccan male patient with hematuria as a chief symptom. The diagnosis of bladder lipoma was suspected by flexible fibroscopy and assessed by transurethral resection. Macroscopic and histological examination revealed a lipomatous tumour with no sign of malignancy. There was no recurrence after one year of follow-up. Although bladder lipomas are rare entities, they must be considered in the differential diagnosis of bladder tumor. However, we should always keep in mind that any bladder tumor is malignant until proven otherwise.
Topics: Aged; Diagnosis, Differential; Follow-Up Studies; Hematuria; Humans; Lipoma; Male; Morocco; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
PubMed: 33796193
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.380.25672