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Published in: Skeletal Radiology 11/2004

01-11-2004 | Case Report

Chondroid lipoma: correlation of imaging findings and histopathology of an unusual benign lesion

Authors: R. A. R. Green, S. R. Cannon, A. M. Flanagan

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 11/2004

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Abstract

The imaging findings of soft tissue tumours are often non-specific and generally require biopsy to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions. The finding of curvilinear, annular or amorphous mineralisation in an enlarging mass has sinister connotations. In this case report, we present the imaging findings with histological correlation of a chondroid lipoma, an unusual benign soft tissue tumour, which presented with radiographic evidence of calcification, an imaging finding not previously described. We also describe the ultrasound appearance and certain MR imaging appearances that have not been previously attributed to this tumour in the few reported cases.
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Metadata
Title
Chondroid lipoma: correlation of imaging findings and histopathology of an unusual benign lesion
Authors
R. A. R. Green
S. R. Cannon
A. M. Flanagan
Publication date
01-11-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 11/2004
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-004-0818-2

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