Giant Lipoma In Front Of Neck Presenting As Thyroid Neoplasm ? A Rare Case
Journal: International Journal of Medical Science Research and Practice (Vol.2, No. 1)Publication Date: 2015-03-31
Authors : Rajesh Gaur; Raj Laxmi Sharma; Sunita Rai;
Page : 41-43
Keywords : Giant lipoma; Head and neck; Lesions in neck; Lipoma.;
Abstract
Lipoma is the most common benign soft tissue mesenchymal tumor of adipose tissue. Their occurrence in head and neck is relatively rare and is most frequently located in posterior subcutaneous neck region. In this article, we report the giant mass in front of the neck in 65-year-old woman measuring 32 cm × 30 cm, which was increasing slowly since 18 years causing pressure symptoms like dysphagia, dyspnea. It was clinically diagnosed as thyroid neoplasm and confirmed by histopathological examination.
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