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Morel-Lavallee lesion: A Case Report  

Hu, Jung-Woo (Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kwon, Ho (Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Jung, Sung-No (Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Son, Won Il (Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Moon, Suk Ho (Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Archives of Plastic Surgery / v.36, no.3, 2009 , pp. 341-343 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: Morel - Lavallee lesions is post - traumatic effusion at subcutaneous layer. Early management of Morel - Lavallee lesion is percutaneous drainage and compression. Surgical excision is recommended for cases that are chronic. Method: 41 - year old male patient had slow growing, painful mass on left thigh, which has been present for 3 years. He had a history of blunt trauma 3 years ago. Computed tomography presented $10{\times}10{\times}5cm$ sized cystic mass on left thigh, between subcutaneous fat layer and muscle fascia layer. The mass was surgically removed and biopsy was performed. Result: Histopathological examination shows chronic inflammation and fibrotic change. After 6 month follow - up period, postoperative course was uneventful. Conclusion: We performed surgical excision of Morel - Lavalle lesion in a patient who had trauma 3 years ago. We report a case of Morel - Lavallee lesion with the review of the literatures.
Keywords
Morel-Lavallee lesion; effusion;
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