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GENERAL
IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS (PRE-THERAPY)
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Patient
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45-year-old female with intramuscular lipoma (infiltrating
benign lipoma) of the proximal left thigh.
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Axial T1W MR image reveals hyperintense fatty mass (arrow
on JPEG image) in left thigh. |
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Axial T2W MR image reveals mass to be of similar signal
intensity as subcutaneous fat. Intramuscular lipoma may mimic
well differentiated liposarcoma. In our experience well differentiated
liposarcomas exhibit areas of high signal intensity on T2W images
and thickened septae within the lesion features not generally
noted in intramuscular lipomas. Treatment for both lesions is
the same and involves excision of the mass. |
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Last updated; September
2003
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