Surgical treatment giant Spermatic cord lipoma – caSe report
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Lipoma is the most common benign neoplasm in the human body which develops from the adipose tissue. These tumors are under-diagnosed and ignored by doctors because its benign character. Lipomas are the most frequent found in middle age and in the male population. Many lipomas are small with diameters of about 1-3 cm. The term “giant lipoma” is used for tumors whose size exceeds 10 cm. The author of this article report the rare case of a giant spermatic cord lipoma that was referred as a right inguinal hernia and found in PubMed Database several articles relating to that described problem (1, 2).
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Giant Spermatic Cord Lipoma
A case of a giant spermatic cord lipoma, discovered incidentally at the time of surgical exploration of the scrotum, is discussed.
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