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Volume: 6 | Issue: 8 | Published: Nov 27, 2022 | Pages: 144 - 146 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166

Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression

Authors: Rohit Jindal , Pinakin Patel , Suresh Singh , Arpita Jindal

Authors

Rohit Jindal

Senior resident, Department of Surgical Oncology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Pinakin Patel

Associate professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Suresh Singh

Professor & Head, Department of Surgical oncology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Arpita Jindal

Senior Professor, Depaartment of Pathology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Publication History

Received: June 08, 2022

Revised: October 26, 2022

Accepted: October 26, 2022

Published: November 27, 2022

Abstract

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, green

Pubmed Style

Rohit Jindal, Pinakin Patel, Suresh Singh, Arpita Jindal. Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression. EJMCR. 2022; 27 (November 2022): 144-146. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166

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Rohit Jindal, Pinakin Patel, Suresh Singh, Arpita Jindal. Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1102 [Access: December 04, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166

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Rohit Jindal, Pinakin Patel, Suresh Singh, Arpita Jindal. Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression. EJMCR. (2022), [cited December 04, 2024]; 27 (November 2022): 144-146. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166

Harvard Style

Rohit Jindal, Pinakin Patel, Suresh Singh, Arpita Jindal (2022) Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression. EJMCR, 27 (November 2022): 144-146. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166

Chicago Style

Rohit Jindal, Pinakin Patel, Suresh Singh, Arpita Jindal. "Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression." 27 (2022), 144-146. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Rohit Jindal, Pinakin Patel, Suresh Singh, Arpita Jindal. "Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression." 27.November 2022 (2022), 144-146. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Rohit Jindal, Pinakin Patel, Suresh Singh, Arpita Jindal (2022) Dumbbell shaped giant intramuscular pelvic lipoma: a rare cause of sciatic nerve compression. , 27 (November 2022), 144-146. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654726166