Chondrolipoma in the pelvic cavity: a case report.
A chondrolipoma is an extremely rare form of a benign mesenchymal tumor containing mature cartilage and fatty tissue. Chondrolipomas may be found in almost any part of the body, particularly in the connective tissue of the breast, head and neck area, as well as in the skeletal muscle. However, to the best of our knowledge, chondrolipomas located in the pelvic cavity have not been reported. In this case report, we describe a case of a chondrolipoma in the pelvis, and show that it has its own characteristic imaging findings, which included the composition of fatty tissue and calcification in most parts, as well as some focal areas of chondroid tissue based on the CT and MR findings.
Hwang
Hye Sun
HS
Department of Radiology and Center of Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
Won Jae
WJ
Lim
Hyo K
HK
Chun
Ho Kyung
HK
Ahn
Geung Hwan
GH
D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed