A Giant Deep-seated Lipoma in a Child's Forearm.

J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol

2 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna-ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Published: March 2017

Deep-seated giant lipomas are rare relative to the overall incidence of the tumor and their occurrence grows more frequent with age. A case of an unusual deep-seated giant lipoma in the forearm of a four-year-old child is reported.

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