title: Giant lipoma of the spermatic cord.
abstract: The authors present a case of a huge right inguinal bulge that was referred as a right inguinal hernia. At surgery, it was confirmed to be a giant lipoma of the spermatic cord. A description of the case, pictures of clinical appearance and operative specimen, and a short literature review are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, ULBRA-Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. cavazzola@gmail.com
authors.forename: Leandro Totti
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Cavazzola
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lieberknecht
authors.forename: André Severo
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Fernando Rogério Beyloni
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Farias
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013085:Spermatic Cord