Review of a Rare Cause for Swelling of the Knee: Lipoma Arborescens

Lipoma arborescens is an infrequent cause of chronic pain and swelling of the knee joint, and it is a slow-growing pseudotumoral lesion. Only very few cases are reported in the literature, it is most commonly seen in the knee joint, but involvement in other joints such as the wrist, shoulder, and el...

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Main Authors: Prasad Soraganvi, Rishi Ram, Raghavendra RP Raju, Raju C Nagaraju, Irfan N, Kumar Guru, Sriharsha B
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Published: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.jojs.in/doi/JOJS/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10079-1093
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description Lipoma arborescens is an infrequent cause of chronic pain and swelling of the knee joint, and it is a slow-growing pseudotumoral lesion. Only very few cases are reported in the literature, it is most commonly seen in the knee joint, but involvement in other joints such as the wrist, shoulder, and elbow have also been reported. We report a case presented at our department with complaints of swelling of knee and pain for 1 year. The patient was evaluated and diagnosed with lipoma arborescence and was treated with total synovectomy. There is no recurrence at the end of 2 years of follow-up. In this case report, we describe the case involving the left knee and discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, histopathology, and treatment.
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spelling doaj-art-8f8765dcd6654f6e9b91ca5e217851072025-08-20T02:28:00ZengJaypee Brothers Medical PublisherJournal of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery2582-78632022-01-0142889010.5005/jp-journals-10079-10939Review of a Rare Cause for Swelling of the Knee: Lipoma ArborescensPrasad Soraganvi0Rishi Ram1Raghavendra RP Raju2Raju C Nagaraju3Irfan N4Kumar Guru5Sriharsha B6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3857-745XPrasad Soraganvi, Department of Orthopedics, PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Phone: +91 9880757449Department of Orthopedics, PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Orthopaedics, MJ Naidu Multispeciality Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Orthopedics, PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Orthopedics, PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Orthopedics, PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaLipoma arborescens is an infrequent cause of chronic pain and swelling of the knee joint, and it is a slow-growing pseudotumoral lesion. Only very few cases are reported in the literature, it is most commonly seen in the knee joint, but involvement in other joints such as the wrist, shoulder, and elbow have also been reported. We report a case presented at our department with complaints of swelling of knee and pain for 1 year. The patient was evaluated and diagnosed with lipoma arborescence and was treated with total synovectomy. There is no recurrence at the end of 2 years of follow-up. In this case report, we describe the case involving the left knee and discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, histopathology, and treatment.https://www.jojs.in/doi/JOJS/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10079-1093arthroscopyknee swellingsynovectomy
spellingShingle Prasad Soraganvi
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Raju C Nagaraju
Irfan N
Kumar Guru
Sriharsha B
Review of a Rare Cause for Swelling of the Knee: Lipoma Arborescens
Journal of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery
arthroscopy
knee swelling
synovectomy
title Review of a Rare Cause for Swelling of the Knee: Lipoma Arborescens
title_full Review of a Rare Cause for Swelling of the Knee: Lipoma Arborescens
title_fullStr Review of a Rare Cause for Swelling of the Knee: Lipoma Arborescens
title_full_unstemmed Review of a Rare Cause for Swelling of the Knee: Lipoma Arborescens
title_short Review of a Rare Cause for Swelling of the Knee: Lipoma Arborescens
title_sort review of a rare cause for swelling of the knee lipoma arborescens
topic arthroscopy
knee swelling
synovectomy
url https://www.jojs.in/doi/JOJS/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10079-1093
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