Intraosseous Lipoma of Calcaneus, Rare Cause of Chronic Calcaneal Pain: A Case Report

Intraosseous lipoma is a rare, benign primary tumor occurring in the bone. Herein, we reported a 45-year-old manwith chronic right posterior heel pain. In this study, the man was treated conservatively due to plantar fasciitis. Duringa one-month follow-up visit, the patient had no symptoms of relief in the right heel pain. Initially, calcaneal X-raywas taken, which revealed an expansile unicameral lytic lesion with central calcification on the right calcaneus.Moreover, computed tomography scan revealed an expansile lytic lesion on the right calcaneus. The diagnosis wasconfirmed as calcaneal lipoma in magnetic resonance imaging. The patient underwent curettage and autogenousiliac crest corticocancellous bone graft under general anesthesia. In a 3-month postoperative follow-up, the patientreturned to full ambulation. Postoperative radiographs demonstrated continued remodeling and healing of the graftsite. The purpose of this article was to increase awareness among clinicians about the existence of this rare causeof calcaneal pain.Level of evidence: V