Giant Posttraumatic Angiolipoma of the Forearm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Angiolipoma is a type of lipoma, a benign soft tissue tumor. It is distinguished by the excessive degree of vascular proliferation and the presence of mature adipocytes. It occurs commonly on the trunk and extremities. Angiolipomas larger than 4 cm are classified as “giant,” and due to their size, h...
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| author | Athanasios Fotiadis Petros Ioannidis Ioannis Skandalos Stergios Papastergiou Aristeidis Vrettakos Theodoros Tzigkalidis Themistoklis Vampertzis |
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| description | Angiolipoma is a type of lipoma, a benign soft tissue tumor. It is distinguished by the excessive degree of vascular proliferation and the presence of mature adipocytes. It occurs commonly on the trunk and extremities. Angiolipomas larger than 4 cm are classified as “giant,” and due to their size, histological evaluation is necessary to exclude malignancy. We report a case of a male patient who suffered from a giant noninfiltrating intramuscular angiolipoma which formed after venipuncture in the antecubital fossa. Clinical examination showed a palpable painless soft mass. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a giant angiolipoma on the right forearm. Surgical removal of the mass was performed, and the biopsy was negative for malignancy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature of posttraumatic intramuscular angiolipoma. Physicians and orthopedic/general surgeons should be aware of the possibility of soft tissue masses in a posttrauma situation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3566c2d9793b454eba5f554f76c456692025-02-03T05:44:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572021-01-01202110.1155/2021/40477774047777Giant Posttraumatic Angiolipoma of the Forearm: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureAthanasios Fotiadis0Petros Ioannidis1Ioannis Skandalos2Stergios Papastergiou3Aristeidis Vrettakos4Theodoros Tzigkalidis5Themistoklis Vampertzis6Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology-Unit for Sport Injuries, Agios Pavlos General Hospital of Thessaloniki, 55134 Thessaloniki, GreeceOrthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology-Unit for Sport Injuries, Agios Pavlos General Hospital of Thessaloniki, 55134 Thessaloniki, GreeceSurgical Department, Agios Pavlos General Hospital of Thessaloniki, 55134 Thessaloniki, GreeceOrthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology-Unit for Sport Injuries, Agios Pavlos General Hospital of Thessaloniki, 55134 Thessaloniki, GreeceOrthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology-Unit for Sport Injuries, Agios Pavlos General Hospital of Thessaloniki, 55134 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, Agios Pavlos General Hospital of Thessaloniki, 55134 Thessaloniki, GreeceTrauma and Orthopaedics, Bedford Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, MK42 9DJ Bedford, UKAngiolipoma is a type of lipoma, a benign soft tissue tumor. It is distinguished by the excessive degree of vascular proliferation and the presence of mature adipocytes. It occurs commonly on the trunk and extremities. Angiolipomas larger than 4 cm are classified as “giant,” and due to their size, histological evaluation is necessary to exclude malignancy. We report a case of a male patient who suffered from a giant noninfiltrating intramuscular angiolipoma which formed after venipuncture in the antecubital fossa. Clinical examination showed a palpable painless soft mass. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a giant angiolipoma on the right forearm. Surgical removal of the mass was performed, and the biopsy was negative for malignancy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature of posttraumatic intramuscular angiolipoma. Physicians and orthopedic/general surgeons should be aware of the possibility of soft tissue masses in a posttrauma situation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4047777 |
| spellingShingle | Athanasios Fotiadis Petros Ioannidis Ioannis Skandalos Stergios Papastergiou Aristeidis Vrettakos Theodoros Tzigkalidis Themistoklis Vampertzis Giant Posttraumatic Angiolipoma of the Forearm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Giant Posttraumatic Angiolipoma of the Forearm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Giant Posttraumatic Angiolipoma of the Forearm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Giant Posttraumatic Angiolipoma of the Forearm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant Posttraumatic Angiolipoma of the Forearm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Giant Posttraumatic Angiolipoma of the Forearm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | giant posttraumatic angiolipoma of the forearm a case report and review of the literature |
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