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Int J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Surgery, School of medicine, Debre Markos University, 269, Ethiopia.
Introduction: Lipomas are benign tumors primarily composed of adipose tissue, typically found in subcutaneous or intramuscular sites across the body. While lipomas in the hand are uncommon, their occurrence in both thenar and hypothenar eminences is exceedingly rare.
Case Presentation: In this case, 65-year-old female admitted to hospital with a ten-year history of progressive swelling in the palmar aspect of her right hand, resulting in limited finger movement.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol
December 2024
Department of Hand Surgery, Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia, Australia.
Intraneural lipomas and lipofibromas are rare, benign median nerve tumours. We report a 62-year-old woman with carpal tunnel syndrome owing to an intraneural lipoma. MRI is the reference standard investigation for diagnosis, directing treatment towards operative or non-operative management.
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February 2025
Orthopedic and Trauma Department, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
Adipose tumors are dominated by lipomas, but other rarer entities may be encountered such as hibernoma which is a benign tumor that develops from brown fat. The thigh is the preferred location for hibernomas, but the tumor can appear in other areas. The upper limb is a rare localization and there is only 1 case of hibernoma on the hand already reported in the English literature.
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December 2024
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Oncology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
Introduction: Osteolipoma is a rare variant of lipoma characterized by osseous metaplasia within adipose tissue. Its occurrence in the hand is exceptionally uncommon. This article aimed to report a case of osteolipoma in the hand.
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October 2024
From the Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Lipomas are frequently found as benign neoplasms in humans, mainly in the head, neck, and upper limb regions. Because of their rare occurrence in hands and digits, such cases attract researchers' attention. A case description of a 28-year-old Saudi male patient is presented with a large-size lipoma at the distal forearm, carpal tunnel, and Guyon canal area, with numbness of the central three digits and grip strength weakness of his left hand.
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