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Lipoma of digit

Case contributed by Townsville radiology training
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Slowly swelling left middle finger

Patient Data

Age: 55
Gender: Male
mri

T1 coronal showing region of hyperintense signal around the proximal and middle phalanges with hypoinstensity on fat saturated sequence indicating this is a fat containing lesion. No bony invasion therefore macrodystrophia lipomatosa is not a differential diagnosis.

Features typical of lipoma although this is not a common location for a lipoma.

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