Fat necrosis after trauma: a benign cause of palpable lumps in children |
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Authors: | TS Tsai HA Evans LF Donnelly GS Bisset KH Emery |
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Affiliation: | Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA. |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: Our objective is to describe the clinical entity and MR imaging appearance of fat necrosis after trauma, a benign cause of palpable soft-tissue lesions in children. A related objective is to establish MR imaging criteria that can be used reliably to differentiate this entity from other more serious causes of soft-tissue masses. CONCLUSION: Fat necrosis after trauma is a common cause of palpable lumps in children and has a benign course on long-term follow-up. When characteristic MR imaging findings are seen, conservative therapy is appropriate. |
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