Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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Saeko Obara

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• Case Report
  Giant Lipoma with Fat Necrosis of the Back Mimicking Atypical Lipomatous Tumor in MRI Findings
  Author(s): Yoshiyuki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Fujisawa, Saeko Obara, Akimasa Saito, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Yasuhiro Kawachi and Fujio OtsukaYoshiyuki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Fujisawa, Saeko Obara, Akimasa Saito, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Yasuhiro Kawachi and Fujio Otsuka
  
  Background: Although fat necrosis can be observed in several inflammatory adipose diseases, the occurrence of fat necrosis in lipomas is reported to be rare. Method: A case report of fat necrosis in a lipoma mimicking atypical lipomatous tumor in MRI findings. Result: A 63-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of a subcutaneous nodule in his back. MRI showed that a 20 × 15 cm well-circumscribed tumor was located beneath the latissimus dorsi muscle with high signal intensities on both T1- and T2- weighted images and signal attenuation on fat suppression sequences. Inside the tumor, there were multiple thickened septa with gadolinium enhancement, which was consistent with atypical lipomatous tumor. However, we diagnosed this case as a lipoma with fat necrosis from the findings of an incisional biopsy and enuc.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9554.S6-013

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