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case_images: Giant lipoma of the head - patient before surgery.
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case_images: The man was diagnosed with a lipoma subcutaneous tissue lesion in the fronto-temporo-parietal region (Figure 1).
case_images: Giant lipoma of the head: preoperative appearance (A); Mercedes star-shaped skin closure (B); CT scan (C); operative specimen (D).
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case_images: Under general anesthesia, the skin incision triangles formed three star-like points (Figure 2).
case_images: Patient after surgery.
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case_images: Finally, the skin was closed with non-absorbable sutures - closing the flaps and resulting in the classic Mercedes star shape (Figure 3).
case_images: Lipoma with a negative MDM2/CEP12 FISH assay (MDM2-red signals and CEP12-green signals).
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case_images: Lack fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) for MDM2 amplification confirmed the diagnosis of benign lipoma (Figure 4).