Lipoma arborescens-a rare cause of monoarticular knee joint swelling in adolescents-case report

Lipoma arborescens: An unusual cause of swelling of the knee

We report a patient with a lipoma arborescens in the knee, a chance finding discovered on MRI. This is an unusual cause of swelling of the knee joint; if this condition is present, it is almost always located in the suprapatellar pouch. In this case, the lipoma arborescens was found in the popliteal space.

Secondary unilateral monoarticular Lipoma Arborescens of the knee - A Case report with review of literature

Bilateral knee lipoma arborescens: a case report.

A 45-year-old Chinese man presented with recurrent bilateral knee swelling and pain. He was initially diagnosed with gouty arthritis, but later found to have lipoma arborescens. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated frond-like proliferations of fatty synovium. Arthroscopic synovectomy was performed. Histological examination of the specimen revealed villiform fatty tissue covered by slightly t...

Lipoma arborescens: an unusual case of knee swelling.

To cite: Sarawagi R, Vijay S, Kumar Reddy A, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014203686 DESCRIPTION Lipoma arborescens is a rare condition of unknown aetiology with benign diffuse villous proliferation of the synovium characterised by replacement of the subsynovial tissue by mature adipocytes. The knee is the most commonly involved joint. A ...

[Lipoma arborescens of the knee joint ].

To cite: Erol B, Ozyurek S, Guler F, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009271 DESCRIPTION A 26-year-old woman presented to our orthopaedic clinic with a difficulty in walking, prolonged pain and recurrent swelling in her left knee joint for the previous 2 years. On physical examination, there was no limitation in the range of motion of the...