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Medical Must-See: Rare lipoma triggers unusual surgery

The patient worried that an extensive plantar-to-forearm incision for surgery would involve a long recovery period.
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8 November 2024
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Preoperative condition of triggering at the wrist. A. Fingers at rest. B. Middle finger shows locking phenomenon after full active grip of the fingers. Black circle shows subcutaneous swelling at the wrist by a mass lesion.

Doctors pulled the trigger on an alternative surgical approach for a woman with a rare hand lipoma.

The 56-year-old, with no significant medical history, presented to doctors with a tingling sensation in her left hand and a middle finger that exhibited locking with an active finger grip.

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