title: Patient presenting with lipoma of the index finger: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lipomas can be found anywhere in the body with the majority located in the head and neck region as well as in the shoulder and back. They are not very common in the hand and those involving the fingers are very rare. Although, it is not the only case reported, lipoma of the index finger is very uncommon.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 52-year-old Caucasian man presented with a lipoma of the right index finger. He complained of no pain but he had difficulty in manual movements. Treatment was surgical excision of the lipoma. There has been no recurrence for two years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although lipomas of the fingers are rare entities, their awareness is imperative since the differential diagnosis from other soft tissue tumors and from the special lipomatous subtype involved is quite extensive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Alexandra Hospital, Vasilisis Sofias 80, 11528, Athens, Greece. christoskaranikas@yahoo.gr.
authors.forename: Efstathios
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authors.lastname: Chronopoulos
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authors.lastname: Karanikas
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authors.lastname: Laspas
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