Ulcerated Giant Lipoma over Nape of Neck – A Rare Case
Dinesh Kumar Barolia, Devendra Atal
Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · pp. 1–4 · Published 28 Dec 2015
10.9734/JAMPS/2016/23250Abstract
Lipoma is a benign tumor composed of fat cells of adult type. It is a universal tumor as it can occur anywhere in body. Lipoma with size of more than 10 cm in one dimension or weighing a minimum of 1000 gm. called as giant lipoma [1]. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice for lipoma. We report a case of giant lipoma (4.5 kg.) causing a decubitus ulcer over the nape of the neck which is rare entity.
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