title: Parosteal lipoma of the distal phalanx: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A rare case of parosteal lipoma of the distal phalanx in a small finger of a 68-year-old woman is reported. Radiographs revealed an osseous projection and cortical irregularity in the distal phalanx of the right small finger. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a hyperintense soft tissue mass adjacent to the phalanx on T1-weighted and T2-weighted images. Histologically, the lesion consisted of mature fat cells. Marginal excision of the lesion was curative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marui
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizuno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*