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Ultrasound of the soft tissues of the left side of the neck in the area of clinical interest demonstrating a circumscribed solid echogenic mass measuring 6.7 cm x 1.8 cm x 4.8 cm consistent with a lipoma. The mass is displacing the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) and carotid space (CS).
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The mass was identified as a lipoma (Figure 1).
View of lipoma after initial dissection with release of the left investing layer (posterior fascia of the sternocleidomastoid muscle) of the deep cervical fascia.
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Then, a formal lateral neck dissection released the medial investing fascia of the sternocleidomastoid muscle enabling its further lateral retraction (Figure 2).
Excised mass-lipoma measuring around 12 x 5 x 2 cm in size, laid over the midanterior neck intraoperatively, with noted left lateral neck incision (N.B.: right side of the picture is the patient's head).
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Further examination of the dissection site and the mass itself extracorporeally showed complete removal (Figure 3).