title: Lipoma of the thumb in a child.
abstract: Lipomas occur anywhere in the body but are rarely found in the fingers. This report describes a lipoma of the dorsum of the thumb in a 9-year-old boy. We have been unable to find a previously reported case.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery*