Difference between revisions of "Pelvic lipomatosis"
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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Reported in association with [[cystitis glandularis]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Heyns | first1 = CF. | last2 = De Kock | first2 = ML. | last3 = Kirsten | first3 = PH. | last4 = van Velden | first4 = DJ. | title = Pelvic lipomatosis associated with cystitis glandularis and adenocarcinoma of the bladder. | journal = J Urol | volume = 145 | issue = 2 | pages = 364-6 | month = Feb | year = 1991 | doi = | PMID = 1988733 }}</ref> | *Reported in association with [[cystitis glandularis]].<ref name=pmid1988733>{{Cite journal | last1 = Heyns | first1 = CF. | last2 = De Kock | first2 = ML. | last3 = Kirsten | first3 = PH. | last4 = van Velden | first4 = DJ. | title = Pelvic lipomatosis associated with cystitis glandularis and adenocarcinoma of the bladder. | journal = J Urol | volume = 145 | issue = 2 | pages = 364-6 | month = Feb | year = 1991 | doi = | PMID = 1988733 }}</ref> | ||
==Gross/radiology== | |||
*Abundant normal appearing fat ("overgrowth") in the perirectal and perivesicle spaces.<ref name=pmid12639777>{{Cite journal | last1 = Andaç | first1 = N. | last2 = Baltacioglu | first2 = F. | last3 = Cimşit | first3 = NC. | last4 = Tüney | first4 = D. | last5 = Aktan | first5 = O. | title = Fat necrosis mimicking liposarcoma in a patient with pelvic lipomatosis. CT findings. | journal = Clin Imaging | volume = 27 | issue = 2 | pages = 109-11 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 12639777 }}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Revision as of 00:15, 4 November 2014
Pelvic lipomatosis a very rare pathology of the pelvis.
General
- Reported in association with cystitis glandularis.[1]
Gross/radiology
- Abundant normal appearing fat ("overgrowth") in the perirectal and perivesicle spaces.[2]
Microscopic
Features:
- Mature adipose tissue.[3]
DDx:
- Lipoma - rare.
- Liposarcoma.
See also
References
- ↑ Heyns, CF.; De Kock, ML.; Kirsten, PH.; van Velden, DJ. (Feb 1991). "Pelvic lipomatosis associated with cystitis glandularis and adenocarcinoma of the bladder.". J Urol 145 (2): 364-6. PMID 1988733.
- ↑ Andaç, N.; Baltacioglu, F.; Cimşit, NC.; Tüney, D.; Aktan, O.. "Fat necrosis mimicking liposarcoma in a patient with pelvic lipomatosis. CT findings.". Clin Imaging 27 (2): 109-11. PMID 12639777.
- ↑ Craig, WD.; Fanburg-Smith, JC.; Henry, LR.; Guerrero, R.; Barton, JH.. "Fat-containing lesions of the retroperitoneum: radiologic-pathologic correlation.". Radiographics 29 (1): 261-90. doi:10.1148/rg.291085203. PMID 19168848.