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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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 Ganesh Rao Lipoma arborescens of the elbow Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging elbow lipoma arborescens mri synovium |
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 |
url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.59755 |
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