Dietmar Dammerer1, Johannes Neugebauer2, David Putzer3, Benjamin Henninger4. 1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. 2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; johannes.neugebauer@tirol-kliniken.at. 3. Department of Orthopaedics - Experimental Orthopaedics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. 4. Department of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Intraosseous lipomatosis is a rare and uncommon entity with only a few cases reported in the literature. CASE REPORT: We report a severe case where post-traumatic radiographs showed multiple cystic osseous lesions and a pathological fracture. The findings were expanded with whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which showed multiple osseous lesions with typical MRI characteristics of intraosseous lipomas. CONCLUSION: Our case, together with very few other cases described in the literature, emphasizes that multiple intraosseous lipomatosis is an important differential diagnosis for multiple radiolucent lesions on plain radiographs. Multiple intraosseous lipomatosis can lead to pathological fractures and severe impairment of life quality. The presence of well-defined, osteolytic lesions in the bone calls for an MRI or computed tomography scan. Copyright
BACKGROUND: Intraosseous lipomatosis is a rare and uncommon entity with only a few cases reported in the literature. CASE REPORT: We report a severe case where post-traumatic radiographs showed multiple cystic osseous lesions and a pathological fracture. The findings were expanded with whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which showed multiple osseous lesions with typical MRI characteristics of intraosseous lipomas. CONCLUSION: Our case, together with very few other cases described in the literature, emphasizes that multiple intraosseous lipomatosis is an important differential diagnosis for multiple radiolucent lesions on plain radiographs. Multiple intraosseous lipomatosis can lead to pathological fractures and severe impairment of life quality. The presence of well-defined, osteolytic lesions in the bone calls for an MRI or computed tomography scan. Copyright
Authors: V Reig-Boix; J Guinot-Tormo; F Risent-Martinez; F Aparisi-Rodriguez; R Ferrer-Jimenez Journal: Clin Orthop Relat Res Date: 1987-08 Impact factor: 4.176