Anterior abdominal wall intermuscular lipoma

Case contributed by Mohamed El Deen
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

This patient complains of slowly growing asymptomatic mass in the anterior abdominal wall.

Patient Data

Gender: Male

There is an elliptical shaped hypodense ( HU is - 110)  homogenous well-circumscribed mass located between the right internal oblique and transverse abdominous muscles, most probably intermuscular lipoma.

Case Discussion

Lipoma is a common mesenchymal benign tumor, mostly located in subcutaneous tissues. Intra and intermuscular lipomas are less common the former type. Lipoma usually grows by expansion and enclosure of other structures rather than infiltration.

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