Parosteal lipoma associated with an underlying osteochondroma arising from the hallux.
Parosteal lipomas are rare benign tumours of mature adipose tissue that arise in continuity with the underlying bone. These lesions represent less than 0.3% of all lipomas and commonly arise in the femur, tibia, humerus and radius. There have been no reported cases of such lesions arising in the foot. Hence, we report the first case of a parosteal lipoma arising in the great toe in association with an underlying osteochondroma.
Ek
Eugene T H
ET
Department of Orthopaedics, University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, P.O. Box 2900, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. eugene_ek@msn.com
Slavin
John L
JL
Blackney
Mark C
MC
Powell
Gerard J
GJ
D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006214:Hallux / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018205:Neoplasms, Adipose Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods