Lipoma Arborescens: A Rare Extra-Articular

Manifestation of Extensor Tendons of the Wrist

Kastanis G; Magarakis G; Velivasakis G; Kapsetakis P; Spyrantis M; Pantouvaki A

Case Report

Lipoma Arborescens: A Rare Extra-Articular Manifestation of Extensor Tendons of the Wrist

Kastanis G¹*, Magarakis G¹, Velivasakis G¹, Kapsetakis P¹, Spyrantis M¹ and Pantouvaki A²

¹ Department of Orthopaedic, General Hospital of Heraklion Venizeleio, Greece

² Department of Physiotherapy, Greece

Corresponding Author

Received Date: October 09, 2019; Published Date: October 18, 2019

Abstract

Lipoma arborescens is a benign tumor of the synovial, which appears, in majority of cases, unilaterally around the knee joint but in rare cases it can also be seen around other large joints (hip, ankle) or tendon sheaths. Extremely rarely, revelation has been reported on wrist or hand. The etiology is unclear and is characterized by the replacement of sub synovial tissue with mature fat cells giving rise to a villous proliferation. We report a 58 years old female with a dorsal palpable soft growing mass on dorsal surface of the wrist in which initially ultrasound diagnosis revealed gaglion cyst, while biopsy after surgical excision determined lipoma arborescens. The aim of this study is to identify that lipoma arborences should be considered in differential diagnosis of soft tumors of the wrist.

Keywords: Lipoma arborescens; Soft tissue tumors; Wrist tumors; Tendon sheath; Magnetic resonance imaging

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Citation

Kastanis G, Magarakis G, Velivasakis G, Kapsetakis P, Spyrantis M, Pantouvaki A. Lipoma Arborescens: A Rare Extra-Articular Manifestation of Extensor Tendons of the Wrist. Arch Clin Case Stud. 1(5): 2019. ACCS.MS.ID.000524.