Liposuction of a pediatric giant superficial lipoma.
Liposuction can be considered a preferable alternative to conventional surgery in pediatric lipomas that are bigger than 4 cm. Liposuction of pediatric lipomas has not been found in the English-language literature. The case of a 5-year-old girl who had liposuction of a large lipoma extending from the lower cervical to the right lumbar region is reported with a review of the literature on the technique, follow-up, and outcome of the procedure.
Ilhan
Huseyin
H
Eskisehir, Turkey.
Tokar
Baran
B
D001415:Back; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome