DOI: 10.36347/SASJS.2019.v05i09.002

Pages: 346-348

Lipomas are the most frequently tumors in all benigns tumors of the soft tissues. The lipoma is qualified as giant when the excision piece exceeds 10 cm or 1 kg of weight. Through this clinical case, authors highlight clinical expression, non-esthetic and functional gene related to the giant character of the tumor, compressing some muscles of the rotator cuff. It was a 64-year-old patient, without pathological antecedents, with scapular region mass, evolving for 20 years. The diagnostic steps were clinical examination, magnetic resonance imaging and biopsy (histology). The treatment was surgical by complete and aesthetics resection. The diagnosis of lipoma was confirmed by the anatomopathological examination of the mass. The operative follow-up was simple with satisfactory results, without recurrence at the last follow-up of 12 months