+ General Considerations

  • Intermuscular lipoma is usually located between the semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles
  • Other sites include between the semitendinosus and biceps femoris muscles and under the sartorius muscle

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+ clinical signs

Large and fluctuant to firm mass associated with caudal thigh musculature


+ treatment

Surgical extirpation with active or passive drainage


+ complication

Seroma formation


+ prognosis

Excellent


INFILTRATIVE LIPOMA