title: Tenosynovial lipochondromatosis of the flexor hallucis, common toe flexor, and posterior tibial tendons.
abstract: Presented is a case report of a girl with a lipomatous lesion of the medial ankle with chondromatous transformation of the sheath of the common and great tow flexor tendons. The lesion was completely excised. Histologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of tenosynovial lipochondromatosis of the involved tendons. The patient was symptom free at the 18-month follow-up examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Gundersen/Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hayden
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Abellera
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint; D002648:Child; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons