Subperiosteal lipoma: a case report.
Lipomas are the most common benign mesenchymal tumor. They can occur in various locations such as subcutaneous tissue, muscle, nerve, synovium, different periosteal layers, and bone [Diagnosis of bone and joint disorders. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1995. p. 3814, 3947; Skeletal Radiol 27 (1998) 375]. To our knowledge, however, lipomas arising in a subperiosteal location have not been described previously. We present a patient with two subperiosteal lipomas of the femur.
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Department of Radiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and University of California San Diego, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography