title: From the pseudolipoma to lipoma: staging of the typical radiological appearances. Pictorial essay.
abstract: Lipomas are benign mesenchymal tumors, which accounts for 50% of soft tissue tumors. Although the etiopathogenesis has not yet been fully understood, it is known that lipomas developed at a rate of 1% in the related localizations after traumas. Trauma initiates inflammatory reactions in fatty tissue and these can be the trigger mechanism for the development of lipomas.  In this pictorial essay  the objective was to present the imaging findings associated with the process of lipomas development.  "The phases of lipomas formation" was schematized based on these data.
authors.affiliation: Kasimpasa Military Hospital, Department of Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Duzgun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Cuneyt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tamam
authors.forename: Baki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ekci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*