Calcaneal cysts and lipomas: a common pathogenesis?

• Published in: Skeletal radiology Vol. 46; no. 12; pp. 1635 - 1642
• Main Authors: Malghem, Jacques, Lecouvet, Frédéric, Vande Berg, Bruno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2017; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Bone cancer; Bone Cysts - diagnostic imaging; Bone Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Bone lesions; Calcaneus; Calcaneus - diagnostic imaging; Cysts; Diagnosis, Differential; Disease Progression; Humans; Hypotheses; Imaging; Lesions; Lipoma; Lipomatosis - diagnostic imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nuclear Medicine; Orthopedics; Pathogenesis; Pathology; Radiology; Review Article; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Bone cyst; Pathogenesis; Calcaneus; Intraosseous lipoma; Benign bone tumors

Calcaneal cysts and lipomas are relatively rare, benign bone lesions. They are similar in many ways, including in their location and radiological appearance, but their content differs. Cysts contain fluid whereas lipomas contain fat, although some lesions may exhibit a mixed content. The pathogenesi...