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case_images: Photograph of the lesion showing the incision marking
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case_images: On clinical examination there was a firm swelling in the palmar aspect of left hand and wrist measuring 8cm x 4cm x 3cm (Figure 1).
case_images: MRI showing actual extent of tumor (bright signal on T1 images -transverse and coronal sections)
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case_images: MRI study confirmed the diagnosis of a benign tumor, possibly Lipoma, showing bright signal on T1 images and dark signals on fat suppressed images (Figure 2).
case_images: giant lipoma stretching the median nerve and its branches
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case_images: The median nerve and its branches were found stretched over a large swelling thereby compressing the nerve (Figure 3).
case_images: resected giant lipoma measuring about 10x5x3cm
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case_images: The mass measured 10 x 5 x 3cm (Figure 4).
case_images: At 2 years follow up, no recurrence with good hand grip
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case_images: There was no recurrence of the mass at 2 year follow up (Figure 5).