From the pseudolipoma to lipoma: staging of the typical radiological appearances. Pictorial essay

Yildirim D., Tamam C., Ekci B.

MEDICAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY, cilt.14, sa.1, ss.49-52, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.49-52
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: lipoma, post-traumatic, ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Lipomas are benign mesenchymal tumors, which accounts for 50% of soft tissue tumors. Although the etiopathogenesis has not yet been fully understood, it is known that lipomas developed at a rate of 1% in the related localizations after traumas. Trauma initiates inflammatory reactions in fatty tissue and these can be the trigger mechanism for the development of lipomas. In this pictorial essay the objective was to present the imaging findings associated with the process of lipomas development. "The phases of lipomas formation" was schematized based on these data.