Subgaleal Lipoma: Imaging Findings.

Vlad, Mihaela Magdalena;Dupont, Michaël;Kayser, Françoise
(2021) Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology — Vol. 105, n° 1, p. 23 [1-4] (2021)

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  • Vlad, Mihaela Magdalenaorcid-logoUCLouvain
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Abstract
Subgaleal lipoma is a benign tumor of adipose tissue. It should be suspected when a semi-spherical avascular mass with well-defined margins, iso- or hyperechoic in most cases, with thin internal echogenic lines parallel to the long axis of the tumor, is observed between the galea aponeurosis and periosteum of the cranial bone. We report a series of cases of three patients who underwent surgical lesion excision and whose histopathological examination findings confirmed the diagnosis of lipoma. The presence of long continuous echogenic lines within a lens-shaped soft tissue mass located beneath the galea aponeurosis may suggest the diagnosis of subgaleal lipoma.
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Vlad, M. M., Dupont, M., & Kayser, F. (2021). Subgaleal Lipoma: Imaging Findings. Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 105(1), 23 [1-4]. https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2372 (Original work published 2021)