A Massive Posterior Neck Mass: Lipoma or Something More Sinister?
Lipomas are slow-growing benign soft-tissue tumors which are typically asymptomatic and occur in approximately 1% of the population. A lipoma is considered to be of excessive size when it is greater than 10 cm in length (in any dimension) or weighs over 1000 g (Kransdorf (1995)). We describe a case...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/205936 |