Bilateral Intraosseous Lipoma of the Calcaneus

종골의 양측성 골내 지방종

Intraosseous lipoma is rarely reported in the literature, despite the fact that lipocytes are found as normal components of medullary bone. It is a primary bone tumor that originate from within the medullary cavity. The incidence of intraosseous lipoma has been reported as less than one per thousand bone tumor. The authors experienced a patient who had the findings of bilateral intraosseous lipoma of the calcaneus. We report a case of bilateral intraosseous lipoma of the calcaneus with brief review of literature.

영남대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실에서는 35세 남자 환자에서, 드문 질환인 양측성의 골내 지방종을 경험하였던 바 문헌적 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.