Lipoma arborescens: an unusual case of knee swelling
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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 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-203686