title: MR findings of macrodystrophia lipomatosa.
abstract: Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is a congenital form of localized gigantism characterized by an overgrowth of all mesenchymal elements with a disproportionate increase of adipose tissue. We describe a patient with macrodystrophia lipomatosa affecting the foot who exhibited characteristic MR findings that distinguish the lesion from other conditions associated with localized gigantism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Corua, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bargiela
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martĩnez
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology*; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005877:Gigantism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male