Intramuscular lipoma of the subscapularis muscle
| Autor: | Debora Balabram, Carla Cristina de Sousa Resende Cabral, Omar de Paula Ricardo Filho, Cristovao Pinheiro de Barros |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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| Zdroj: | São Paulo Medical Journal, Vol 132, Iss 1, Pp 65-67 |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1806-9460 1516-3180 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1516-3180.2014.1321537 |
| Popis: | CONTEXT: Intramuscular lipomas are benign tumors that infiltrate the muscles. CASE REPORT: We describe the case of a 58-year-old female patient with an axillary lump. The lump was a lipoma inside the subscapularis muscle. It is important to differentiate these lesions from liposarcomas and from other diseases that may present as axillary lumps. The most accurate imaging method for differentiating benign lipomatous tumors from liposarcomas is magnetic resonance imaging, but surgical removal of these intramuscular lesions to confirm the diagnosis is recommended. CONCLUSION: Intramuscular lipomas are a rare cause of benign axillary lumps and should be considered in making differential diagnoses on axillary masses. |
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