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abstract: A 38 years old male patient presented with a large painless swelling in the right palm with ultrasound examination suggestive of fatty nature of the swelling MRI showing a well-circumscribed soft tissue swelling in the deep palmar space. The giant tumor of 6.5 X 4 cm was excised and the patient was symptom free two years following the surgery.
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  - Bhardwaj P
  - Shridhar
  - Sharma C
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  - family: Kamath
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date: 2006-07
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  - family: Kakkilaya
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  - family: Baliga
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keywords: Lipoma; Giant tumor; Deep palmar space; Surgical excision
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title: 'A Giant Lipoma In The Hand - Report Of A Rare Case'
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