RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Giant gluteal lipoma surgical management
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e229842
DO 10.1136/bcr-2019-229842
VO 12
IS 8
A1 Litchinko, Alexis
A1 Cherbanyk, Floryn
A1 Menth, Markus
A1 Egger, Bernhard
YR 2019
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/8/e229842.abstract
AB Surgical treatment of lipomas is typically only considered when they are painful or unsightly. We present the case of a massive hip lipoma; with this extreme case, we show that the global prolongation of life expectancy can lead to other indications of removal.