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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(01): 50-52
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.59755
Musculoskeletal Radiology

Lipoma arborescens of the elbow

K Ranganath
Department of Radiodiagnosis, RAGAVS Diagnostic and Research Centre Pvt Ltd, Sadguru Complex, No.14, 27th Cross, 4th Block West, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560 011, India
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Ganesh Rao
Department of Radiodiagnosis, RAGAVS Diagnostic and Research Centre Pvt Ltd, Sadguru Complex, No.14, 27th Cross, 4th Block West, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560 011, India
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Elbow - Lipoma arborescens - MRI - synovium


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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