Giant lipoma of the left neck: rare location

Giant lipoma is a rare cause of a large painless neck mass, these lipomas are usually found on the extremity, but rarely occur in the head and neck, computed tomography (CT) scan is very suitable for the diagnosis, Surgical excision is the best treatment. We describe a case of a man with a massive lipoma of the left neck, histological finding confirmed the diagnosis of spindle-cell lipoma, well managed with surgical excision.

Introduction

Lipomas are the most common type of soft tissue mesenchymal tumors, occur in the head and neck region in approximately 13% of cases, considered giant when it is weighs more than 1000 g or >10 cm in any dimension [1]. We report the case of a 60-year-old man with a massive lipoma of the left neck, with successful management.