An unusual intraosseous calcaneal lipoma: case report

Year 2018, Volume: 4 Issue: 4, 432 - 435, 04.10.2018

Ender Alkan , Hasan Erdoğan Turgay Kara

https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.360318

Abstract

Intraosseous lipoma, a rare primary benign tumor of
the skeleton, is most commonly found in the calcaneus. It may contain
homogenous fat, but it may also contain necrosis, calcification, or
ossification. It usually does not show contrast enhancement, but there is an
interface enhancement between the outer fat plan and the inner fluid part.
Herein, we present an unusual 22-year-old male case of calcaneal intraosseous
lipoma with contrast enhancement in the fatty component. The lesion was totally
curetted and replaced with bone graft. The pathological diagnosis was reported
as an intraosseous lipoma. The correct diagnosis of an atypical calcaneal
intraosseous lipoma is very important to prevent an unnecessary biopsy and
treatment.

Keywords

Intraosseous lipoma, calcaneus, magnetic resonance imaging

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