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. 2015 May-Aug;48(2):220-1.
doi: 10.4103/0970-0358.163074.

Giant lipoma of the back

Luca Grimaldi  1 , Roberto Cuomo  1 , Antonio Castagna  1 , Andrea Sisti  1 , Giuseppe Nisi  1 , Cesare Brandi  1 , Carlo D'Aniello  1
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Giant lipoma of the back

Luca Grimaldi et al. Indian J Plast Surg. 2015 May-Aug.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Macroscopic appearance
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Figure 2
Preoperative chest computed tomography scan
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Figure 3
Surgical specimen
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Figure 4
Six months after surgical excision
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