Bilateral lipoma arborescens associated with early osteoarthritis.
Lipoma arborescens is a rare disease that has generally been considered to be unilateral. We report a case of bilateral disease in a patient with associated marked premature osteoarthritis of the knees. We postulate a possible association between these two conditions and explain a possible underlying mechanism. We suggest that lipoma arborescens be considered as a rare underlying cause of young patients with bilateral premature osteoarthritis, and recommend MRI as the definitive imaging modality.
Al-Ismail
Khalid
K
Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 1M9.
Torreggiani
William C
WC
Al-Sheikh
Fahad
F
Keogh
Ciaran
C
Munk
Peter L
PL
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000150:complications*