A case report of a liposarcoma mimicking hemangioma

Authors

  • Tharun Ganapathy C. Department of General Ssurgery, SRM Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Jeyakumar S. Department of General Ssurgery, SRM Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Preetham Anguraj Department of General Ssurgery, SRM Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Sidhu Sekhar Department of General Ssurgery, SRM Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20185047

Keywords:

Atypical lipoma, Hemangioma, Lipoma, Liposarcoma

Abstract

Lipomas, one of the commonest soft tissue tumours encountered in surgical OPD’s and liposarcomas are malignant tumours which may mimic the former. Here we present a case report of a 55 years old female who presented with a slow and progressively growing tumour over her right upper limb which was compressible and provided no pain or discomfort mimicking a hemangioma.

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2018-11-28

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