Giant hand lipoma: a surgical challenge

• Main Authors: Katherine Santacoloma (Author), Gabriella Mazzarone de Sá Barreto (Author), Guillermo Loda (Author), Marcela Duarte Benez Miller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD), 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lipomas are frequent soft tissue tumors and can be found anywhere in the body; however, their location in hand is rare. They are called giants when they exceed 5 cm. In these cases, the differential diagnosis must be made with liposarcoma. These benign tumors must be characterized preoperatively wit...