title: Fibrolipomas masquerading as abdominal hernias.
abstract: A 15-year-old Caucasian girl presented to her general practitioner with a tender, irreducible mass in the paraumbilical region. On examination, two small masses could be felt. She was referred to general surgery. Ultrasound imaging and MRI were unremarkable. However, clinical suspicion suggested multiple areas of abdominal wall herniation. The patient was admitted for elective surgery to exclude herniation. At operation, three subcutaneous masses were found but with no evidence of abdominal wall herniation. Histopathology results from the specimens showed mature adipose tissue mixed with fibrous deposits. There was no evidence of malignancy. A diagnosis of fibrolipoma was given.
authors.affiliation: NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK.
authors.forename: Hannah Isabella
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Andrew John
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Saunders
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*