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Case Reports
. 2017 Sep 23:2017:bcr2017221272.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221272.

Rapidly enlarging lipoma

Timea Kosztyuova  1 , Tang Ngee Shim  1
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Case Reports

Rapidly enlarging lipoma

Timea Kosztyuova et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Lipoma is a common subcutaneous tumour composed of fat tissue. It may occur as a sporadic solitary lesion or as multiple lesions. They often grow very slowly. They vary between 2 and 10 cm in size. There are rarely any subjective symptoms. Lipomas do not usually require treatment unless they are big enough to be symptomatic. We reported a 75-year-old man with a rapidly enlarging and ulcerated mass on his right upper thigh.

Keywords: dermatology; general surgery.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
A 10×8 cm, firm, ulcerated and pedunculated nodule on the inner aspect of right upper thigh.
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