Giant Lipoma Anterior Neck: A case report

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Submitted: November 6 2017
Published: Dec 14, 2017
DOI: 10.29328/journal.hjcr.1001003
Keywords:
Lipoma, Giant lipoma, Anterior neck swelling MeSH terms, LipomaNeck

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Gowri Sankar M
Senior Resident, Department of ENT, JIPMER, India
Manu CB*
Junior Resident, Department of ENT, JIPMER, India
Arun Alexander
Additional Professor and Head, Department of ENT, JIPMER, India

Abstract

Lipoma is a benign mesenchymal tumor with a thirteen percent incidence in head and neck region. Posterior triangle is the most common location while anterior neck lipoma is a rare one. Giant lipomas >10cm have been reported in different parts of the body but rarely in the anterior neck. Giant lipomas of the neck can present as a cosmetic disfigurement or can produce pressure symptoms. Most lipomas do not pose any difficulty in diagnosis. Surgical excision remains the treatment of choice. We here present a case of giant anterior neck lipoma.

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M, G. S., CB, M., & Alexander, A. (2017). Giant Lipoma Anterior Neck: A case report. Archives of Case Reports, 1(1), 006–008. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.hjcr.1001003
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