GIANT LIPOFIBROMA OF THE HAND. A CASE REPORT


Published online: Feb 27 2000

A. ALVAREZ JORGE, M. ULLOA CEREZALES, F. MARTEW VILLAR

Abstract

The authors report a rare case of giant soft tissue tumor of the hand (histologically a fibrolipoma), invading the entire midpalm and extending into the third finger, with relatively few clinical symptoms. They discus.. •• the differential diagnosis with other tumor masses of the hand and describe the surgical technique implemented. The literature on lipomas affecting the hand is bricfly reviewed.