Multiple imaging modalities in a case of hibernoma.
Hibernoma is a rare hypervascular benign tumour that originate from brown fat. A case of hibernoma of the thigh, examined by xeroradiography, ultrasound, CT and angiography, is reported. The characteristics of this tumour are considered.
Rossi
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P
Istituto Radiologia, Universita La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
Francone
A
A
Martini
S
S
Pavone
P
P
D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013848:Thigh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014986:Xeroradiography