Lipoma Arborescens-A Rare Cause of Monoarticular Knee Joint Swelling in Adolescents-Case Report

Vibhav Gandhi, Shagun Shory, Avinash Kumar, Ayushi Bansal, Nipun Aggarwal, Vipul Shory, Mohit Jindal and Mohit Goyal
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Vibhav Gandhi: Department of Orthopaedics, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Avinash Kumar: Department of Orthopaedics, Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, India
Ayushi Bansal: Department of Anaesthesiology, S.B.K.S. Medical Institute and Research Centre, India
Vipul Shory: Department of General Surgery, S.B.K.S. Medical Institute and Research Centre, India
Mohit Goyal: Department of Orthopaedics, Mata Gujri Memorial College, India

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2019, vol. 14, issue 3, 53-57

Abstract: Lipoma Arborescens is a slowly progressive intraarticular lesion of knee characterised by substitution of sub synovial tissue with fat cells and villous transformation of synovium [1]. It is a rare entity with limited literature. We present a case of lipoma arborescens in 17-year-old boy who presented with complaints of mono-articular swelling of left knee for 2 years with history of antecedent trauma. MRI showed frond like masses present in supra and infrapatellar region with high signal intensity on T1W and Intermediate signal intensity on T2W, consistent with fat. He was managed with open synovectomy which showed yellowish white polypoidal and villous masses of adipose tissue. Masses were sent for histopatholgy which showed hypertrophic villous projections of fat lined by synovial cells. Patient became asymptomatic postoperatively and improved functionally.

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