title: Diffuse lipomatosis: imaging features.
abstract: A case of diffuse lipomatosis is reported. A 54-year-old man presented with a large mass in the left gluteal region. Plain radiographs showed hyperostosis of the phalanx of the left third toe. The diagnosis was aided by magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography which clearly demonstrated a diffuse overgrowth of fatty tissue in the left buttock and the extremity involving the subcutaneous and gluteal muscular tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takamatsu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatori
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ehara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kokubun
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed