Osteolipoma of head and neck – a review

Giant Ossifying Lipoma of the Hand: A Case Report and Review of Literature

“…This pathology can cause different symptoms, from a slow-growing painless mass to finger paresthesia and local pain when compressing peripheral nerves [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. In our case, the patient suffered from swelling and a limited range of motion of the thumb.…”

“…Typically, osteolipoma would appear as a well-defined mass with signs of trabeculae calcification within it. No cortical abnormality should be observed [ 4 ]. CT and MRI are excellent modalities for more precise diagnosis.…”

“…Histologically, osteolipoma consists of mature adipose tissue with a multifocal area of bony tissue (lamellar bone, woven bone, and cancellous bone) [ 4 ]. No cellular atypia or increased mitotic index is usually observed [ 14 ], which proves the benign nature of the tumor.…”

“…Osteolipoma is a benign tumor consisting of a histological lipoma variant associated with bone metaplasia. It is an extremely rare condition, accounting for less than 1% of all lipomas [ 4 ]. The present study aims to present a rare case of giant hand osteolipoma and also make a review of the literature concerning this pathology.…”