Parosteal Lipoma of the Femur with Hyperostosis: A Case Report.
10.5292/jkbjts.2012.18.2.104
- Author:
Do Yeon KIM
1
;
Ho Seung JEON
;
Seung Ju JEON
;
Haeng Kee NOH
;
Seo Goo KANG
;
Ji Ung SONG
;
Byeong Moon PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sung-Ae Hospital, Seoul, Korea. osnoul@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
femur;
parosteal lipoma;
hyperostosis
- MeSH:
Femur;
Hyperostosis;
Lipoma;
Periosteum;
Radius;
Tibia
- From:The Journal of the Korean Bone and Joint Tumor Society
2012;18(2):104-108
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Parosteal lipoma is a rare kind of lipoma that occurring adipous tissue around the periosteum. It has been reported most commonly in the femur, the radius, the tibia and the fibular. Treatment consists of resecting the lipomatous tumor with further exeresis of the bone and periosteal excrescence in cases with hyperostosis. The authors report a rare case of parosteal lipoma occurring at the medial portion of the femur shaft with a review of the relevant literatures.
