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Fat necrosis after trauma: a benign cause of palpable lumps in children.

1997; American Roentgen Ray Society; Volume: 169; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2214/ajr.169.6.9393177

1546-3141

Tzu-tung Tsai, H A Evans, Lane F. Donnelly, George S. Bisset, Kathleen H. Emery,

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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.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.