CT diagnosis of macrodystrophia lipomatosa. A case report

Acta Radiol. 1992 Nov;33(6):554-5.

Abstract

Radiographs and CT scans of a 45-year-old male with progressive enlargement of his right upper limb and shoulder are presented. Extensive soft-tissue hypertrophy with linear radiolucent bands (fat) limited to the lateral aspect of the limb were seen. Exostoses-like bony overgrowth were also seen along interphalangeal joints. At CT, hypertrophic adipose tissue intermingling with muscle fibers was demonstrated, a diagnostic finding distinguishing the lesion from plexiform neurofibrolipomatosis, Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome and other angiomatous lesions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arm
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Gigantism / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Lipomatosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurofibromatoses / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed