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01-10-2008 | Case Report

Synovial lipomatosis arborescens of the peroneal tendon sheath

Authors: Emily N. Vinson, Leslie G. Dodd, Marc Merian, Salutario Martinez

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 10/2008

Abstract

The term “lipoma arborescens” has been used to describe the diffuse infiltration of fat within hypertrophic synovial villi, a condition which has been most frequently described in the knee. We advocate the term “synovial lipomatosis arborescens” for this process and present what is, to our knowledge, the first reported case of this disorder isolated to the peroneal tendon sheath, with imaging, intraoperative, and histological correlation.

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Title: Synovial lipomatosis arborescens of the peroneal tendon sheath
Authors: Emily N. Vinson
Leslie G. Dodd
Marc Merian
Salutario Martinez
Publication date: 01-10-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue 10/2008
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-008-0558-9

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