The tip of the iceberg: A giant pelvic atypical lipoma presenting as a sciatic hernia

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Skipworth, Richard J E ^a,b   Smith, Graeme H M ^a,b   Stewart, Ken J ^a,b   Anderson, David N ^a,b  

^a ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPOSARCOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33746902752     PISSN: 14777819     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-4-33     Document Type: Article

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