Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 10, October 2013, pages 676-678

Thenar Intramuscular Lipoma: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Clinical photograph of the hand before surgery showing mass in the thenar eminence of the right hand.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Thenar intramuscular lipoma. Longitudinal and transverse high-frequency US images showing hyperechoic (compared to adjacent muscle), relatively well-defined mass with miniature hyperechoic lines.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Thenar intramuscular lipoma. Two subsequent axial T1 MRI sections revealing bilobular high intensity signal mass with regions of ill-defined margins in the area of the thenar eminence.