Mammoth Lipoma of the Back - A Case Report

Abstract

Lipomas are very common benign tumours of mesenchymal origin. Lipomas occur with an estimated prevalence rate of 2.1 per 1000 amongst all tumours that can involve in the human body. There have been only 5 cases of giant lipomas published to date.1-5 This case report describes a unique giant lipoma located in the upper back with 30 x 30 cm in measurement and weighing 3800 grams.