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Lipoma arborescens of the glenohumeral joint causing bone erosion: MRI features with gadolinium enhancement

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Lipoma arborescens is a rare benign intra-articular lesion that principally affects the knee joint. We present a case of lipoma arborescens involving the glenohumeral joint and associated with prominent large bony erosions. The gadolinium diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of this lesion are also described. The characteristic MRI findings permit precise preoperative diagnosis of this rare condition even if it occurs in an atypical location and there are confusing radiological findings.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 86, Asanbyeongwon-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, South Korea

    Eun Young Chae, Hye Won Chung, Myung Jin Shin & Sang Hoon Lee

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Chae, E.Y., Chung, H.W., Shin, M.J. et al. Lipoma arborescens of the glenohumeral joint causing bone erosion: MRI features with gadolinium enhancement. Skeletal Radiol 38, 815–818 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-009-0686-x

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