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Intracortical lipoma of the femur

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Intracortical lipoma is an extremely rare benign primary bone tumor. We encountered a case of an intracortical lipoma found incidentally in the femur of a 31-year-old female. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography of the femur demonstrated an intracortical fatty lesion in the posterolateral aspect of the diaphysis. The intracortical lesion showed some intramedullary extension, multiple septations, and dot-like calcifications. Intralesional curettage was performed. Histologically, the tumor consisted of mature, viable adipocytes without foci of fat necrosis or dystrophic calcification.

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  1. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan Paik Hospital, 633-165 Kegum-dong, Busanjin-ku, Busan, 614-735, South Korea

    Sun-Joo Lee, Jeong-Hee Yoon, Jae-Ik Bae & Choong-Ki Eun

  2. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, South Korea

    Jung-Ah Choi

  3. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Chunan-si, South Korea

    Kyung-Jin Suh

  4. Department of Orthopedics, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea

    Seung-Seok Seo & Dong-Joon Ha

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Lee, SJ., Yoon, JH., Bae, JI. et al. Intracortical lipoma of the femur. Skeletal Radiol 36 (Suppl 1), 77–81 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-006-0205-2

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