J Korean Bone Joint Tumor Soc.  2012 Dec;18(2):104-108. 10.5292/jkbjts.2012.18.2.104.

Parosteal Lipoma of the Femur with Hyperostosis: A Case Report

• Kim DY
• Jeon HS
• Jeon SJ
• Noh HK
• Kang SG
• Song JU
• Park BM

• KMID: 1431679
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5292/jkbjts.2012.18.2.104

Abstract

Parosteal lipoma is a rare kind of lipoma that occurring adipous tissue around the periosteum. It has been reported most commonly in the femur, the radius, the tibia and the fibular. Treatment consists of resecting the lipomatous tumor with further exeresis of the bone and periosteal excrescence in cases with hyperostosis. The authors report a rare case of parosteal lipoma occurring at the medial portion of the femur shaft with a review of the relevant literatures.

Keyword

femur; parosteal lipoma; hyperostosis

MeSH Terms

Femur
Hyperostosis
Lipoma
Periosteum
Radius
Tibia