CT and MRI findings of a neck intermuscolar osteolipoma: case report and review of the literature
WCRJ 2015; 2 (1) : e469
Topic: Head and neck cancer
Category: Case report
Abstract
Osteolipoma is a rare lipoma-variant characterized by bone differentiation. It has the same benign prognosis of a classic lipoma, but intralesional non-fatty components require differential diagnosis from other benign and malign lipomatous entities.
An intermuscolar osteolipoma occurring in the upper neck of a 68-year-old woman is described. MRI and CT images showed a circumscribed fat-containing lesion with intralesional areas resembling teeth and bones. The histological specimen revealed foci of osseous metaplasia within mature adipose tissue, suggesting the diagnosis of osteolipoma.
An intermuscolar osteolipoma occurring in the upper neck of a 68-year-old woman is described. MRI and CT images showed a circumscribed fat-containing lesion with intralesional areas resembling teeth and bones. The histological specimen revealed foci of osseous metaplasia within mature adipose tissue, suggesting the diagnosis of osteolipoma.
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CT and MRI findings of a neck intermuscolar osteolipoma: case report and review of the literature
WCRJ 2015; 2 (1) : e469
Publication History
Published online: 01 Apr 2015
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