At birth, an otherwise healthy term female infant was noted to have a 3 cm blue-coloured tense cyst-like lesion attached by a skin-coloured pedicle to the ulnar aspect of the right hand, adjacent to the fifth metacarpal–phalangeal joint (figure 1). Over the following 48 h, the cystic lesion involuted and appeared necrotic, but remained attached to the hand via a skin-coloured pedicle (figure 2)...

INTRODUCTION Several neoplasms of the adipose tissue can involve the soft tissues of the head and neck region. These neoplasms are mainly treated surgically and an accurate histological examination is mandatory for a precise diagnosis. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of fibrolipoma involving the lower lip of a 43-year-old man, which was successfully treated by diode laser surgery. This app...

Emine DAĞISTAN1 Abdullah Yüksel BARUT2 Yeşim KARAGÖZ3 Neslihan FENER4 Arzu CANAN5 Betül KIZILDAĞ1 1 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey 1 Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Bolu, Türkiye 2 Health Sciences Institude, Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul, Turkey 2 İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bili...

To cite: Uchiyama D, Oshige T, Nakamura K, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015212819 DESCRIPTION A 45-year-old woman presented with progressive right hand numbness in the area of distribution of the median nerve, and inadequate thumb opposition. On physical examination, a soft elastic mass was noted on the distal volar aspect of her forearm...