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Atheroma on buttock
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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The buttock zone is traditionally considered one of the most filled with fatty layers, including sebaceous glands. Skin covers in this zone are dense, filled with a lot of sebaceous glands, so atheroma on the buttock is quite a frequent phenomenon, which should not be feared, since such cysts are considered benign.
The buttocks consist of muscle and fibrous tissue, and above the large gluteus muscle - the largest in this area - the fibrous tissue is divided into specific septa that separate the fiber under the skin into areas filled with fats. The largest amount of fat deposits on the buttocks, especially in beautiful women, is closer to the waist, slightly above the middle gluteus muscle. These deposits bear a long and complex name - corpus adiposum lumbogluteale, s. Massa adiposa lumbogluteails, which means a large-bodied fatty layer. It is in this zone that an atheroma is most often formed, on the buttock it looks like a rounded shape with clear offices. This is a subcutaneous cyst, painless and does not show any specific symptoms. Such neoplasms can form for a long time, they increase slowly, not delivering uncomfortable sensations.
[Causes
The causes of atheroma formation on the buttocks:
- Hyper secretion of the sebaceous glands in the buttocks.
- Seizure of the duct of the sebaceous gland.
- Preceding abscess, including medication (after injection).
- Acne, postgrave scars.
- Regular mechanical irritation is too tight underwear.
- Temperature factor (overheating or overcooling).
- Passive lifestyle.
- Metabolic disorders.
- Hormonal disorders.
- Obesity.
- Increased level of testosterone.
Atheroma on the buttock can be of two kinds - primary, true or secondary - retentive.
Symptoms
Symptoms of primary atheroma:
- Dense tumor under the skin, painless and slowly growing.
- Rare cases of inflammation of the atheroma.
Clinical manifestations of retentional atheroma:
- The cyst is prone to inflammation.
- Secondary atheroma develops rapidly enough, as well as increases.
- Retinal cyst of the sebaceous gland can be opened independently in case of suppuration.
- Propensity to recur after spontaneous dissection in case of suppuration.
Diagnosis and treatment
Diagnose the atheromas of the gluteal region with the help of examination, palpation. Differentiation is mandatory, atheroma should be distinguished from lipoma, fibroma, erythema, deep chronic abscess.
The cyst is treated operatively by enucleation on an outpatient basis. The period of healing and restoration of tissues depends on the size of the atheroma, the amount of subcutaneous fat and the weight of the patient.