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case_images: Computed tomography scan: Coronal, sagittal, and axial planes of the lipoma.
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case_images: A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a low-attenuation intramuscular mass without calcification (Fig. 1A-C).
case_images: Intraoperative imaging: Marking the incision, exposing the periscapular muscles, dissecting the lipoma, and displaying it over a drawn figure of the anatomy.
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case_images: Surgical excision was performed with the patient in the prone position (Fig. 2A). A 15 cm incision was made between the spinal process and the scapula's medial border (Fig. 2B). The mass, appearing benign, was removed and sent for histopathological analysis (Fig. 2C and D).
case_images: Postoperative imaging: Fully healed surgical incision.
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case_images: Postoperatively, the patient developed a seroma, which required evacuation and drain placement until resolution (Fig. 3).
case_images: Pathological assessment: Gross images of the specimen before and after dissection.
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case_images: The cut surface showed soft yellow fatty tissue without cyst formation, haemorrhage, or necrosis (Fig. 4).