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Hand palm and finger lipomas: four case reports and review of the literature

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Lipomas occur anywhere in the body, but are rarely found in the fingers (Kalisman and Beck [5]). Lipomas in the deep palmar spaces of the hand are also unusual tumors (Oster [7]). Two hand lipomas—one in the deep palmar space and one in the thenar eminence—and two finger lipomas were found in our practice between January 2002 and 2004 are reported.

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  1. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    José I. García Ceballos & Paul Wylock

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García Ceballos, J.I., Wylock, P. Hand palm and finger lipomas: four case reports and review of the literature. Eur J Plast Surg 28, 243–246 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-005-0730-6

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