Lipoma arborescens of the elbow

Lipoma arborescens (LA) is a rare non-neoplastic intra-articular lesion that most commonly affects the knee joint, especially the suprapatellar bursa. It rarely affects the elbow joint. There are a few reports of involvement of the bicipital radial bursa. We report a case of LA, with characteristic...

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Main Authors: K Ranganath, Ganesh Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.59755
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description Lipoma arborescens (LA) is a rare non-neoplastic intra-articular lesion that most commonly affects the knee joint, especially the suprapatellar bursa. It rarely affects the elbow joint. There are a few reports of involvement of the bicipital radial bursa. We report a case of LA, with characteristic MRI features, affecting the elbow joint in a young male.
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spelling doaj.art-8c43c70ad59843908ab1b3249ff133a52022-12-21T23:34:11ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging0971-30261998-38082010-01-012001505210.4103/0971-3026.59755Lipoma arborescens of the elbowK Ranganath0Ganesh Rao1Department of Radiodiagnosis, RAGAVS Diagnostic and Research Centre Pvt Ltd, Sadguru Complex, No.14, 27th Cross, 4th Block West, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560 011, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, RAGAVS Diagnostic and Research Centre Pvt Ltd, Sadguru Complex, No.14, 27th Cross, 4th Block West, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560 011, IndiaLipoma arborescens (LA) is a rare non-neoplastic intra-articular lesion that most commonly affects the knee joint, especially the suprapatellar bursa. It rarely affects the elbow joint. There are a few reports of involvement of the bicipital radial bursa. We report a case of LA, with characteristic MRI features, affecting the elbow joint in a young male.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.59755elbowlipoma arborescensmrisynovium
spellingShingle K Ranganath
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Lipoma arborescens of the elbow
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title Lipoma arborescens of the elbow
title_full Lipoma arborescens of the elbow
title_fullStr Lipoma arborescens of the elbow
title_full_unstemmed Lipoma arborescens of the elbow
title_short Lipoma arborescens of the elbow
title_sort lipoma arborescens of the elbow
topic elbow
lipoma arborescens
mri
synovium
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