From the Department of Radiology, Emam Khomeini Medical Center; Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran.
Abstract: (4119 Views)
Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is a rare congenital form of localized gigantism
characterized by an increase in all mesenchymal elements, particularly fibroadipose
tissue. MR imaging can be used to examine the soft tissue and detect the fibrous
and fatty hypertrophy that characterizes this condition and also diagnose an associated
fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the median or plantar nerve. We describe
the clinical and radiological findings (including CT scan, MRI and bone scan)
and also progression of this rare entity during a 10 year period.
Type of Study:
case report |
Subject:
Radiology