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British Journal of Radiology (2008) 81, e207-e210
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doi: 10.1259/bjr/38805072
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Case report

Ossifying lipoma of the thigh

E J HEFFERNAN, MB BCh1, K LEFAIVRE, MD2, P L MUNK, MD1, T O NIELSEN, MD3 and B A MASRI, MD2

Departments of 1 Radiology, 2 Orthopedic Surgery and 3 Pathology, Vancouver General Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Correspondence: Eric Heffernan, Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, 899 West 12th Avenue, Jimmy Patisson Pavilion South, Vancouver, BC V5Z1M9, Canada. E-mail: ejheffernan{at}eircom.net

Lipomas are common soft-tissue tumours that are usually found in the subcutaneous adipose tissue. Occasionally, they may contain mesenchymal elements other than adipose tissue, including osseous components. These ossifying lipomas are usually located near or within bone, and it is very rare for a lipoma with no connection to bone to contain mature osseous tissue. We describe a case of a symptomatic ossifying intramuscular lipoma of the thigh.






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