Lipoma of the Thumb: Spindle Cell Subtype
We report hereby the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with a soft-tissue swelling on the palmar aspect of the thumb. A detailed clinical examination followed by ultrasonography and excisional biopsy confirmed a spindle cell lipoma. Lipomas are rare in the hand and exceptional in the fingers,...
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| description | We report hereby the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with a soft-tissue swelling on the palmar aspect of the thumb. A detailed clinical examination followed by ultrasonography and excisional biopsy confirmed a spindle cell lipoma. Lipomas are rare in the hand and exceptional in the fingers, and we report, to our knowledge, the first spindle cell lipoma in the thumb to help in the differential diagnosis of a similar swelling. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d026ef5b21d94231818731bc7f3854f82025-02-03T01:11:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572016-01-01201610.1155/2016/95371759537175Lipoma of the Thumb: Spindle Cell SubtypeJohnny El Rayes0Roula Bou Sader1Elie Saliba2Orthopedic Surgery Department, “Hôtel-Dieu de France” Hospital, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Radiology, “Bellevue” Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonOrthopedic Surgery Department, “Bellevue” Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonWe report hereby the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with a soft-tissue swelling on the palmar aspect of the thumb. A detailed clinical examination followed by ultrasonography and excisional biopsy confirmed a spindle cell lipoma. Lipomas are rare in the hand and exceptional in the fingers, and we report, to our knowledge, the first spindle cell lipoma in the thumb to help in the differential diagnosis of a similar swelling.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9537175 |
| spellingShingle | Johnny El Rayes Roula Bou Sader Elie Saliba Lipoma of the Thumb: Spindle Cell Subtype Case Reports in Orthopedics |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Lipoma of the Thumb: Spindle Cell Subtype |
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