Infiltrating lipoma of the face

Lipomas are the most common soft-tissue tumor in humans, accounting for almost half of all soft-tissue tumors removed for any reason. Typically, these tumors are well circumscribed, are easy to remove, present few difficulties in diagnosis, and rarely recur. For this reason, they have often been reg...

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Published inAnnals of plastic surgery Vol. 35; no. 3; p. 307
Main Authors Lacey, M S, Craig, I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1995
Subjects
Aged
Cheek
Diagnosis, Differential
Facial Neoplasms - pathology
Facial Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Humans
Lipoma - pathology
Lipoma - surgery
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
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Summary:Lipomas are the most common soft-tissue tumor in humans, accounting for almost half of all soft-tissue tumors removed for any reason. Typically, these tumors are well circumscribed, are easy to remove, present few difficulties in diagnosis, and rarely recur. For this reason, they have often been regarded as insignificant. We present a case of infiltrating lipoma of the face that is unusual both for its diagnosis as well as its location.
ISSN:0148-7043
DOI:10.1097/00000637-199509000-00015