EC Orthopaedics

Intraosseous lipoma is a rare benign lesion, accounting for approximately 0.1 - 2.5% of all bone tumors. It is typically asymptomatic and is frequently discovered incidentally during imaging studies conducted for unrelated reasons. We report the case of a 52-year-old female patient who is followed-up for a controlled ovarian adenocarcinoma. A routine follow-up a chest-abdomen-pelvis computed tomography scan revealed a well-defined expansive lytic lesion in the right humeral head, characterized by a fatty density measuring -55 Hounsfield units, suggesting an intraosseous lipoma.

 Keywords: Intraosseous Lipoma; Bone Tumor; Computed Tomography

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