J Korean Ster Func Neurosurg.
2023 Jun;19(1):18-21. 10.52662/jksfn.2023.00010.
Huge occipital spindle cell lipoma: a case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2543409
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.52662/jksfn.2023.00010
Abstract
- Spindle cell lipoma is a subtype of lipoma first defined by Enzinger and Harvey; it accounts for <1.5% of all lipomatous tumors. We present an unusual case of a huge spindle cell lipoma. A 49-year-old man with diabetes mellitus experienced neck pain during sleep because of a huge occipital and upper posterior neck mass that had slowly grown during 4 years. We performed local excision of the tumor, and pathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of spindle cell lipoma measuring 10×9.5×5 cm. There was no recurrence 1 year after the surgery.
