Subpectoral post-traumatic lipoma.
Although post-traumatic lipomas have been reported in various sites, a subpectoral location has, to the best of our knowledge, not previously been described. We report on the clinicopathological, radiological, intraoperative and postoperative details of a post-traumatic subpectoral lipoma in a 35-year-old black African female.
Simango
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Ramdial
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Madaree
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000209:etiology*; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000293:injuries*; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000150:complications*