Atypical Imaging Features of a Simple Intramuscular Lipoma
Published: June 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/24408.9978
Umamageswari Amirthalingam
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Umamageswari Amirthalingam,
26B, Vaigai Street, Vasanth Nagar, Muthialpet, Puducherry-605003, India.
E-mail: dr_amirthauma@yahoo.co.in
Lipoma is a benign tumour of mesenchymal tissue which closely resembles normal fat even histologically but for its biochemical and ultrastructural differences. Simple lipoma presents as a mass which resembles fat on all the imaging modalities. Atypical lipoma, lipoma variants and liposarcoma show specific imaging features. We report this case due to the varied imaging appearance of a simple lipoma. A 52-year-old lady presented with history of swelling along the anterior aspect of thigh. Sonography, CT and MRI had done which revealed an atypical lipoma; however excision biopsy proved to be a simple lipoma.
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