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http://dx.doi.org/10.5292/jkbjts.2013.19.2.97

Giant Lipoma of the Hand: A Case Report  

Kim, Woo-Sung (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Daejin Medical Center)
Jung, Yu-Hoon (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Daejin Medical Center)
Cho, Nam-Ik (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Daejin Medical Center)
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The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society / v.19, no.2, 2013 , pp. 97-100 More about this Journal
Abstract
Lipomas are the commonest soft tissue tumor. However, those arsing in the hand are infrequent. Lipomas in the hand that exhibit a size of more than 5 cm call giant lipoma, these are very rare only case reports and small series of this entity have been described. We could experience a case about giant lipoma of the hand which cannot easily contact, we report a case including review of literatures.
Keywords
giant lipoma; hand;
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