1 Jul 2015Case Report
Giant femoral lipoma causing venous obstructing syndrome Case report
Konrad Wronski 1Andrzej Lachowki 2
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicinem, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olstztyn, Poland; Department of Surgical Oncology, Hospital Ministry of Internal Affairs with Warmia and Mazury Oncology Centre, Olsztyn, Poland
2 Department of Surgical Oncology, Hospital Ministry of Internal Affairs with Warmia and Mazury Oncology Centre, Olsztyn, Poland
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2015, 86(4), 368-370;
Published: 1 Jul 2015
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Abstract
Lipoma is the most common benign neoplasm in the human body which develops from the adipose tissue. The tumors arise in subcutaneous tissues rather than deeper tissues where rare may cause compressive if some vein. The Authors report the case of femoral venous obstrucrion syndrome due to a giant femoral lipoma.
Keywords
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Giant lipoma
- Surgery
- Venous obstruction
