Lipoma Arborescens of the Knee: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Tsifountoudis, Ioannis
Kapoutsis, Dimitrios
Tzavellas, Anastasios-Nektarios
Kalaitzoglou, Ioannis
Tsikes, Apostolos
Gkouvas, George
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lipoma arborescens is a chronic, slow-growing, intra-articular lesion of benign nature, which is characterized by villous proliferation of the synovium, with replacement of the subsynovial connective tissue by mature fat cells.
It usually involves the suprapatellar pouch of the knee joint.
It is not a neoplasm but is rather considered a nonspecific reactive response to chronic synovial irritation, due to either mechanical or inflammatory insults.
We report three cases of lipoma arborescens affecting the knee, the first in a young male without previous history of arthritis or trauma, the second in a 58-year-old male associated with osteoarthritis, and the final in a 44-year-old male diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, which cover the entire pathologic spectrum of this unusual entity.
We highlight the clinical findings and imaging features, by emphasizing especially the role of MRI, in the differential diagnosis of other, more complex intra-articular masses.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tsifountoudis, Ioannis& Kapoutsis, Dimitrios& Tzavellas, Anastasios-Nektarios& Kalaitzoglou, Ioannis& Tsikes, Apostolos& Gkouvas, George. 2017. Lipoma Arborescens of the Knee: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146680
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tsifountoudis, Ioannis…[et al.]. Lipoma Arborescens of the Knee: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146680
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tsifountoudis, Ioannis& Kapoutsis, Dimitrios& Tzavellas, Anastasios-Nektarios& Kalaitzoglou, Ioannis& Tsikes, Apostolos& Gkouvas, George. Lipoma Arborescens of the Knee: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146680
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146680