title: Chondroid lipoma of the trunk: MRI appearance and pathologic correlation.
abstract: Chondroid lipoma is a rare tumour of adipose tissue, bearing a strikingly close pathologic resemblance to myxoid liposarcoma and extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma. Unlike these malignant tumours, chondroid lipoma has a non-aggressive behaviour and does not require radical treatment. Although repeatedly reported in the proximal extremities and limb girdles, this rare entity may less frequently be observed in the trunk. We describe the imaging findings of a chondroid lipoma in the trunk and provide a discussion on the radiologic-pathologic correlation and differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals, Catholic University Leuven Radiology, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: An
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boets
authors.forename: Isabelle M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Van Mieghem
authors.forename: Raf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sciot
authors.forename: Iwan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Van Breuseghem
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018208:Liposarcoma, Myxoid / Q000175:diagnosis; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional