J Korean Soc Plast Reconstr Surg.  2009 May;36(3):341-343.

Morel-Lavallee Lesion: A Case Report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. jsn7190@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE: Morel-Lavallee lesions is post-traumatic effusion at subcutaneous layer. Early management of Morel-Lavallee lesion is percutaneous drainage and compression. Surgical excision is recommended for cases that are chronic.
METHODS
A 41-year old male patient had slow growing, painful mass on left thigh, which has been present for 3 years. He had a history of blunt trauma 3 years ago. Computed tomography presented 10 x 10 x 5 cm sized cystic mass on left thigh, between subcutaneous fat layer and muscle fascia layer. The mass was surgically removed and biopsy was performed.
RESULTS
Histopathological examination shows chronic inflammation and fibrotic change. After 6 month follow-up period, postoperative course was uneventful.
CONCLUSION
We performed surgical excision of Morel-Lavalle lesion in a patient who had trauma 3 years ago. We report a case of Morel-Lavallee lesion with the review of the literatures.

Keyword

Morel-Lavallee lesion; Effusion

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Drainage
Fascia
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Inflammation
Male
Muscles
Postoperative Period
Subcutaneous Fat
Thigh
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