CT findings in hibernoma of the thigh.
Hibernoma is a rare hypervascular tumour originating from brown fat. A case report of a thigh hibernoma with computed tomographic and angiographic findings is presented. An attempt to differentiate this tumour from the white fatty tumours, i.e., lipoma, angiolipoma, angiomyolipoma, and liposarcoma, is discussed.
D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013848:Thigh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed