Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Nicholas A Daniels

Publications

• Case Report
  Sports-related Lipoma: A Case Report
  Author(s): Nicholas A DanielsNicholas A Daniels
  
  Indroduction: Lipomas are relatively common and are the most prevalent benign soft-tissue neoplasm. The transformation of lipomas into malignant liposarcomas is relatively rare, and the precise etiology and pathogenesis of lipomas are not well understood. Few published studies or case reports of post-traumatic lipomas have been described in the medical literature, and the pathological link between blunt trauma and formation of lipomas remains controversial. Case presentation: 46 year-old male presented to the clinic complaining of right knee swelling and the presence of a leg mass. The patient reported that he previously sustained blunt leg trauma during a basketball game at the site of his leg mass. After increased growth of his leg mass on imaging, he sought medical and surgical evaluation. The patient decided to pursue surgical resection.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000519

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