Subgaleal lipomas.
The subgaleal lipoma is a heterotopic tumor of adipose tissue appearing between the galea and periosteum of the frontal bone. In this tight, closed plane, the lipoma appears as a firm, fixed, immobile mass, unlike the usual lipoma. Clinical recognition of the subgaleal location is important before biopsy so that the incision is deep enough to find the tumor.
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Department of Medicine and Surgery, Montefiore Hospital, University Health Center of Pittsburgh, PA.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged