Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression
Authors: Rohit Jindal, Pinakin Patel, Suresh Singh, Arpita Jindal
Background: Lipoma is a common benign mesenchymal tumor that is typically located in the subcutaneous tissue and rarely symptomatic. Sciatica can be a result of various etiologies but a giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma causing sciatic nerve compression is rare, with not more than 10 cases reported so far in the literature. Case Presentation: We report a case of a 36-year-old female who presented with a complaint of gradually worsening sciatica for 6 months. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large well-defined intramuscular dumbbell-shaped mass in the right gluteal region, herniating through the sciatic foramen into the pelvis. After successful resection of the mass transabdominally, the histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a benign lipoma. The patient improved gradually thereafter and is asymptomatic since then. Conclusion: Our case not only describes the appropriate diagnosis and surgical management of this common benign entity with a rare location and even rarer clinical presentation but also creates a paradigm for future insight into the effective management of such a patient.
Keywords: Pelvic lipoma, dumbbell shaped, sciatica, intramuscular, liposarcoma.
Authors
Correspondence to:
Rohit Jindal, Senior resident, Department of Surgical Oncology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India doc_rj24@yahoo.com
Publication history:
Received 08 Jun 2022
Revised 26 Oct 2022
Accepted 28 Oct 2022
Published online 27 Nov 2022
Published in print 14 Dec 2022
Jindal R, Patel P, Singh S, Jindal A. Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression. EJMCR. 2022; 6(8): 144-146. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166
Jindal R, Patel P, Singh S, Jindal A. Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=56640 [Access: May 13, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166
Jindal R, Patel P, Singh S, Jindal A. Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression. EJMCR. 2022; 6(8): 144-146. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166
Jindal R, Patel P, Singh S, Jindal A. Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression. EJMCR. (2022), [cited May 13, 2024]; 6(8): 144-146. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166
Jindal, R., Patel, . P., Singh, . S. & Jindal, . A. (2022) Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression. EJMCR, 6 (8), 144-146. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166
Jindal, Rohit, Pinakin Patel, Suresh Singh, and Arpita Jindal. 2022. Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 6 (8), 144-146. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166
Jindal, Rohit, Pinakin Patel, Suresh Singh, and Arpita Jindal. "Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 6 (2022), 144-146. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166
Jindal, Rohit, Pinakin Patel, Suresh Singh, and Arpita Jindal. "Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 6.8 (2022), 144-146. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166
Jindal, R., Patel, . P., Singh, . S. & Jindal, . A. (2022) Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 6 (8), 144-146. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166