Lipoma arborescens of the bicipital bursa

Lipoma arborescens of the bicipital bursa

Lipoma arborescens is a rare benign entity characterized by proliferation of villous fat tissue in subsynovial layer that usually affects the knee joint. We report a case of lipoma arborescens in bicipitoradial bursa of the elbow in a 44 year-old female patient. In spite of this rare location, radio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Reumatología clinica 2009-05, Vol.5 (3), p.128-130
Hauptverfasser: Mayayo Sinués, Esteban, Soriano Guillén, Antonia Pilar, Azúa Romeo, Javier, Canales Cortés, Vicente
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Sprache:spa
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Zusammenfassung:Lipoma arborescens is a rare benign entity characterized by proliferation of villous fat tissue in subsynovial layer that usually affects the knee joint. We report a case of lipoma arborescens in bicipitoradial bursa of the elbow in a 44 year-old female patient. In spite of this rare location, radiographic findings by ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging made diagnosis possible.
ISSN:1699-258X
DOI:10.1016/j.reuma.2008.11.010