title: Giant angiolipoma of the arm in an elderly patient.
abstract: Introduction Angiolipoma is a histological variant of lipoma and is the most common neoplasm in the trunk and extremities of young adults. It is extremely rare in elderly people, and its size is ≤4cm. Few data are available for large angiolipomas. Case History An 86-year-old patient was admitted to our surgical department due to a large mass on his left arm, which was resected. The specimen measured 19.5 × 15 × 10.5cm. Histopathological examination revealed a benign non-infiltrating angiolipoma. This is the first report of a giant angiolipoma of the arm reported in an octogenarian patient. Conclusions Giant lipomas of the upper extremities are extremely rare. Resection is associated with cure in most patients, but regular follow-up should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Rethymno , Rethymno, Crete , Greece.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Papakonstantinou
authors.affiliation: First Department of Pathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Korkolopoulou
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Rethymno , Rethymno, Crete , Greece.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lassithiotakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Rethymno , Rethymno, Crete , Greece.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Lolis
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001132:Arm / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Angiolipoma; Soft-tissue neoplasms; Upper extremity