Giant omental lipoma in a 13-year-old adolescent girl

Giant omental lipoma

“…Only seven cases have been reported so far arising from the greater omentum [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Only seven cases have been reported so far arising from the greater omentum [1][2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

“…When cases of lipoblastomas are added, the tally comes to about nine cases [7][8][9]. There is gradual abdominal distension or a palpable lump [1,[4][5][6][7][8][9]. No sex predilection has been noted so far.…”

“…Lipoma of the greater omentum is an extremely rare benign abdominal childhood tumor, with only nine previous reports in the literature [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. We report a giant omental lipoma in a 21-month-old girl that was completely excised.…”

Giant Omental Lipoma in a Child

“…Srinivasan et al reported a case of large omental and mesenteric lipoma in a 9-month-old infant in India which occupied nearly the whole of the abdomen [6]. Another case of a similar huge omental lipoma weighing 12.3 kg in a 13-year-old adolescent girl was reported by Abubakar in 2009 [7]. …”

Giant omental lipoma in an elderly female patient

“…6 A review of literature reveals the present case as the largest ever reported omental lipoma in an adult. [7][8][9] There is only one report of a larger omental lipoma weighing 12.3 kg in a 13-year-old child. 8 Radiological investigations including USG and particularly CT are essential for characterising the fatty nature of the mass, intra-abdominal localisation and detection of infiltration into surrounding organs.…”