Giant Lipoma in the Index Finger of a 60-Year-Old Patient: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature
Margarita-Michaela Ampadiotaki,
Stavros Lykos,
Dimitrios Pallis
et al.
Abstract:Introduction: Lipomas are the most common benign mesenchymal tumors found on the head, neck, shoulder, and back, but they are rarely encountered in the fingers, constituting <1% of such tumors. Case Report: This case report presents an exceptional location of a giant lipoma on the proximal phalanx of a 60-year-old Caucasian male’s right index finger, alongside a literature review that identified 20 similar cases. The patient, with no significant health issues, reported that the growth had been asymptomatic… Show more
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