The Journal of the Korean Bone and Joint Tumor Society  2012;18(2):104-108

doi:10.5292/jkbjts.2012.18.2.104

Parosteal Lipoma of the Femur with Hyperostosis: A Case Report.

Do Yeon KIM 1 ; Ho Seung JEON ; Seung Ju JEON ; Haeng Kee NOH ; Seo Goo KANG ; Ji Ung SONG ; Byeong Moon PARK

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Keywords

femur; parosteal lipoma; hyperostosis

Country

Republic 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.