Fat necrosis after trauma: a benign cause of palpable lumps in children.
OBJECTIVE
Our objective is to describe the clinical entity and MR imaging appearance of fat necrosis after trauma, a benign cause of palpable soft-tissue lesions in children. A related objective is to establish MR imaging criteria that can be used reliably to differentiate this entity from other more serious causes of soft-tissue masses.


CONCLUSIONS
Fat necrosis after trauma is a common cause of palpable lumps in children and has a benign course on long-term follow-up. When characteristic MR imaging findings are seen, conservative therapy is appropriate.
Tsai
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TS
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
Evans
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HA
Donnelly
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Bisset
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GS
Emery
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KH
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors