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MRIMusculoskeletalConfirmedFRCR 2B
Lipoma arborescens
Clinical Presentation
Teenager with juvenile chronic arthritis. Recurrent knee effusion with a bloody knee aspirate.
- 1Knee effusion.Synovial thickening with extensive frond-like projections.These exhibit fatty signal on the MR sequences
- 2Illustration of the frond like appearances in the joint space.Image courtesy of Frank Gaillard.