The tip of the iceberg: lipomatous tumours presenting as abdominal or pelvic wall hernias

The tip of the iceberg: lipomatous tumours presenting as abdominal or pelvic wall hernias

Abstract Liposarcomas are the most common soft tissue sarcoma. They occur mainly in the thigh or retroperitoneum. Due to their size, lipomatous tumours can herniate either through the abdominal wall or in the groin. The part of the tumour that herniates represents only the ‘tip of the iceberg’, as t...

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Main Authors: Kirsten van Langevelde, Christine Azzopardi, Gareth Kiernan, Max Gibbons, Zsolt Orosz, James Teh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Series:Insights into Imaging
Subjects:
Hernia
Lipomatous tumour
Soft tissue tumour
MRI
Abdominal wall
Pelvis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13244-019-0739-1

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