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Case Reports
. 2017 Apr 3;8(4):2054270417692730.
doi: 10.1177/2054270417692730. eCollection 2017 Apr.

Lipoma in the femoral triangle

Elroy Patrick Weledji  1 , Felix Adolfe Elong  1
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Case Reports

Lipoma in the femoral triangle

Elroy Patrick Weledji et al. JRSM Open. .

Abstract

The differential diagnosis of a lipoma in the femoral region will include a femoral hernia and vice-versa or both may coexist.

Keywords: exploration; femoral hernia; imaging; lipoma.

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Figure 1.
Schematic diagram of the femoral triangle.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Schematic diagram of femoral hernia masquerading as a lipoma.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Various presentations of femoral hernias.
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