ArticleSICOT-J2017
Imaging review of lipomatous musculoskeletal lesions.
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- Diagnostic performance and clinical utility of shear-wave elastography in musculoskeletal soft-tissue tumors: a systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Fat-Containing Soft Tissue Lesions of the Limbs and Body Wall-A Pictorial Essay.Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology · 2026Review
- Sclerosing Atypical Lipomatous Tumor with Myxomatous Features Presenting in the Plantar Heel: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Fat-containing soft-tissue tumors: Imaging findings and pathologic correlation.Skeletal radiology · 2026Review
- Correlation Between IVIM-DWI and DCE-MRI Parameters in Soft Tissue Tumors: A Comparative Analysis of Benign and Malignant Lesions.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2026Article
- Giant mediastinal lipoma with bilateral hemithoracic extension in a young woman: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Extensive intramuscular lipoma of the thigh with Parosteal features: a case report of a rare 39-cm tumor.Oxford medical case reports · 2026Article
- Liposarcoma: State of the Art-A Scoping Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Parosteal lipoma of the proximal humerus mimicking atypical lipomatous tumor: A diagnostic challenge.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI in the Evaluation of Soft Tissue Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions: Technical Principles and Clinical Applications.Korean journal of radiology · 2025Review
- Incidental findings in female pelvis MRI performed for gynaecological malignancies.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
- Beyond the benign: A rare case report of myxoid pleomorphic liposarcoma.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- A Giant Humeral Parosteal Lipoma.Cureus · 2025Article
- Endoscope-assisted low-temperature plasma radiofrequency ablation of intermuscular angiolipoma in the chest: a case report.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Benign bone and soft tissue tumors of the foot.EFORT open reviews · 2024Review
- Hibernoma in the renal sinus: A case mimicking malignancy.IJU case reports · 2024Article
- Intra-articular Lipoma of the Pisotriquetral Joint: A Rare Case Report.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2024Article
- Parosteal lipoma of the left femur: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Case Report: All that glitters is not cancer; perihepatic hibernoma with fluctuating FDG uptake on PET/CT.Frontiers in nuclear medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Lipomatous lesions are common musculoskeletal lesions that can arise within the soft tissues, bone, neurovascular structures, and synovium. The majority of these lesions are benign, and many of the benign lesions can be diagnosed by radiologic evaluation. However, radiologic differences between benign and malignant lipomatous lesions may be subtle and pathologic correlation is often needed. The use of sonography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is useful not only in portraying fat within the lesion, but also for evaluating the presence and extent of soft tissue components. Lipomas make up most soft tissue lipomatous lesions, but careful evaluation must be performed to distinguish these lesions from a low-grade liposarcoma. In addition to the imaging appearance, the location of the lesion and the patient demographics can be utilized to help diagnose other soft tissue lipomatous lesions, such as elastofibroma dorsi, angiolipoma, lipoblastoma, and hibernoma. Osseous lipomatous lesions such as a parosteal lipoma and intraosseous lipoma occur less commonly as their soft tissue counterpart, but are also benign. Neurovascular and synovial lipomatous lesions are much rarer lesions but demonstrate more classic radiologic findings, particularly on MRI. A review of the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic characteristics of these lesions is presented.
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