A giant congenital lipoma over the back

Giant Palmar Lipoma: A Rare Presentation

Giant lipoma of the back affecting quality of life

Lipomas are benign tumours composed of adipose tissue. They may be localized in almost all body parts and may be in a giant form. Some of these giant lipomas may transform malignity and cause problems in daily living and detoriate quality of life. Mass localization also restrict body functions. In the present study, a 72-year-old man who presented with a mass enlarged in a time period of two ye...

A Giant Subpectoral Lipoma

A lipoma is a common benign tumor of mesenchymal origin that can arise in any location where fat is normally present, with incidence of approximately 16% of all mesenchymal tumors. However, submuscular lipomas under the pectoralis major muscle are rare. And, because lipomas tend to be small, large lipomas are specifically called ‘giant lipoma.’ Giant lipoma is defined as a lipoma that is greate...

A giant lipoma.

To cite: Abdulsalam T, Osuafor CN, Barrett M, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015212030 DESCRIPTION A 46-year-old woman presented with a large painless mass, present for over 10 years, on her right mid-lower back. However, it had increased in size over the past 3 years. She was a heavy-smoker, with a history of chronic obstructive airway di...

Cecal Giant Lipoma Mimicking Malignancy