[Subgaleal lipomas: ultrasound findings].
BACKGROUND
Lipomas are frequent benign soft tissue tumors. They are classified as superficial or deep. In the head, they are localized under the galea or epicraneal aponeurosis. Clinically they present as non symptomatic smooth tumors.


OBJECTIVE
To describe ultrasound (US) findings of subgaleal lipomas.


METHODS
Retrospective review of seven patients aged between 31 and 52 years (five males) with subgaleal lipomas.


RESULTS
AH lipomas were localized in the forehead. At US, they appeared as solid masses; 43% were isoechoic and 47% hyperechoic compared to subcutaneous tissue. The average size was 13 mm. They had a semi spherical shape, with a flat base and a convex surface, a regular margin, no vascular vessels at Doppler ultrasound and were surrounded by the galea.


CONCLUSIONS
In this series of patients, all masses had a similar US appearance that suggested the diagnosis of lipoma.
Whittle
Carolina
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Servicio de Ecotomografía, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Santiago, Chile. cwhittle@alemana.cl
Cortés
Marcela
M
Baldassare
Gina
G
Castro
Alex
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Cabrera
Raúl
R
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography