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Surgical resection of a giant intramuscular lipoma of the biceps brachii: a case report and review of the literature

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Lipomas are frequent benign soft-tissue tumors mainly located in the subcutis. Occasionally, subfascial or inter- or intramuscular lipomas are encountered. This case report describes the surgical management of a very rare giant intramuscular lipoma of the right biceps brachii muscle in a 71-year-old male patient. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging as well as intraoperative photographs depict the complexity of this case and aid in the discussion about indications for surgery, as management guidelines of these deep-seated tumors are still inconsistent.

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Appendix

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Search strategy: Database; search terms; results/number of studies (in brackets).

Medline/Pubmed (animal studies excluded, no timeframe): lipoma biceps (10); lipoma biceps brachii (1); intramuscular lipoma (242); Intramuscular lipoma biceps brachii (1); giant lipoma (724); giant lipoma arm (15); giant lipoma biceps brachii (0); liposarcoma biceps brachii (0);

Google Scholar: lipoma biceps (2680); lipoma biceps brachii (1340) intramuscular lipoma biceps brachii (613); giant lipoma biceps brachii (954); Timeframe 1990–2020.

Cochrane: Lipoma biceps (0); Lipoma biceps brachii (0); Intramuscular lipoma biceps brachii (0); Lipoma (48); giant lipoma (0).

Scopus: intramuscular, lipoma, biceps brachii, giant lipoma (90).

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Toft, F. Surgical resection of a giant intramuscular lipoma of the biceps brachii: a case report and review of the literature. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 142, 373–379 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-020-03614-0

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