Intracortical lipoma of the femur.
The authors report on a rare case of intracortical lipoma of the right femur in a 74-year-old woman. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography of the femur demonstrated an intracortical lesion in the lateral diaphysis. No medullary involvement by the lesion was noted. Both imaging methods revealed the presence of fat in the lesion. Histologically, the tumor consisted of a large area of mature adipose tissues, admixed with foci of fat necrosis, calcification, and myxoid degeneration. Total excision of the tumor was curative. This is the second reported case of intracortical lipoma.
Yamamoto
Tetsuji
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Japan. yamatetu@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
Marui
Takashi
T
Akisue
Toshihiro
T
Hitora
Toshiaki
T
Nagira
Keiko
K
Ohta
Risa
R
Yoshiya
Shinichi
S
Kurosaka
Masahiro
M
D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome