Intraosseous lipoma of the fifth metatarsal: a case report

Intraosseous lipomas are benign tumors of bone. Although the tumor may affect many different locations, small bone involvement is quite rare. The authors report a case of an intraosseous lipoma of the fifth metatarsal treated with curettage and packing with allograft. The clinical and laboratory fea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of foot and ankle surgery 2004-03, Vol.43 (2), p.119-122
Hauptverfasser:	Uguz, Bilgehan, Aydin, Ahmet Turan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Bone Neoplasms - diagnosis Bone Neoplasms - pathology Bone Neoplasms - surgery Diagnosis, Differential Diseases of the osteoarticular system Female fifth metatarsal Foot Diseases - diagnosis Foot Diseases - pathology Foot Diseases - surgery Humans intraosseous lipoma Lipoma - diagnosis Lipoma - pathology Lipoma - surgery Medical sciences Metatarsal Bones - pathology Metatarsal Bones - surgery Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents tumor
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Zusammenfassung:	Intraosseous lipomas are benign tumors of bone. Although the tumor may affect many different locations, small bone involvement is quite rare. The authors report a case of an intraosseous lipoma of the fifth metatarsal treated with curettage and packing with allograft. The clinical and laboratory features of the case are also discussed.
ISSN:	1067-2516 1542-2224
DOI:	10.1053/j.jfas.2004.01.005