MRI findings of lipoma arborescens of the knee in a child: case report

Pediatr Radiol. 1994;24(4):258-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02015449.

Abstract

Lipoma arborescens is an intraarticular lesion characterized by a frond-like mass of mature fat cells, usually involving the suprapatellar bursa. It is a rare lesion in adults and extremely rare in children. Because of the fatty nature of the lesion, the MRI findings of lipoma arborescens are specific. We present the MRI findings of lipoma arborescens of the knee in a 9-year-old girl.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Joint Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Knee Joint / pathology*
  • Lipoma / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging