Intramuscular lipoma of the subscapularis muscle

CONTEXT: Intramuscular lipomas are benign tumors that infiltrate the muscles. CASE REPORT: We describe the case of a 58-year-old female patient with an axillary lump. The lump was a lipoma inside the subscapularis muscle. It is important to differentiate these lesions from liposarcomas and from...

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Main Authors: Debora Balabram, Carla Cristina de Sousa Resende Cabral, Omar de Paula Ricardo Filho, Cristovao Pinheiro de Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802014000100065&lng=en&tlng=en