title: First case report of an intracortical lipoma in an adult tibia.
abstract: The current case report describes an adult male with an intracortical lipoma accompanied by cystic changes in the tibial diaphysis. To the best of our knowledge, intracortical lipoma in an adult tibia has not been previously described. An anteroposterior radiograph of the tibia revealed an osteolytic lesion on the diaphysis. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography revealed that the lesion was located in the cortex and consisted of fat and cyst tissue. Surgical excision of the lesion confirmed diagnosis of an intracortical lipoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 140-757, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Soo Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 140-757, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyoung-Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 140-757, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 140-757, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Joong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jung
keywords: diaphysis; intracortical lipoma; magnetic resonance imaging; tibia