title: Ossifying lipoma of the thigh.
abstract: Lipomas are common soft-tissue tumours that are usually found in the subcutaneous adipose tissue. Occasionally, they may contain mesenchymal elements other than adipose tissue, including osseous components. These ossifying lipomas are usually located near or within bone, and it is very rare for a lipoma with no connection to bone to contain mature osseous tissue. We describe a case of a symptomatic ossifying intramuscular lipoma of the thigh.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. ejheffernan@eircom.net
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Heffernan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lefaivre
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Munk
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Masri
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed