Lipoma Arborescens of the Knee

DEMET KIREŞİ, GANİME DİLEK EMLİK, Memduha Akyol, Mehmet Arazi

  • Yıl : 2008
  • Cilt : 24
  • Sayı : 3
  •  Sayfa : 165-169
Aim: Lipoma arborescens is a rare intra-articular disease whose etiopatogenesis remains unknown.It was the aim to describe the radiological findings and to discuss the differential diagnosis. Case Report: Lipoma arborescens is a lesion characterized by the replacement of the subsynovial tissue by fat cells giving rise to a villous proliferation. It commonly affects the knee. Accurate diagnosis is important for surgical treatment. A 34-year-old patient who was suffering from a pain in his knee joint was examined by convansional radiography, computerized tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. The lesion was diagnosed as lipoma arborescens especially with magnetic resonance imaging. Conclusion: The characteristic MR features of lipoma arborescens which has nonspecific clinical findings allows an accurate diagnosis.
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Lipoma Arborescens of the Knee
, Vol. 24 (3)
Geliş Tarihi : 09.04.2007, Kabul Tarihi : 09.04.2007, Yayın Tarihi : 29.09.2020
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ISSN:1017-6616;
E-ISSN:2149-8059;