Lipoma Arfrorescens (Hoffa Hastalığı)

SuleymanDemirel Universitesi TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI: 2000 Mart; 7(1) Lipoma Arfrorescens (Hoffa Hastaligi) Halil I. Saracoglu, Ozden Candir, Aliye Sari, Suleyman Korkmaz Ozet Diffuz artikuler lipomatozis (Hoffa hastaligi) seyrek gorulen birintra artikuler lezyondur, Makroskopik olarak pigmente villonoduler sinovitise benzemektedir. Ancakmakroskopik ve histolojik olarak sinovyal bir lipomdan farklidir. Histolojik olarak, diffuz artikuler lipomatozis diger sinovyal yag birikimlerinden ayirdedilemez. Tek fark buyuk boyutlarda olusu ve egrelti otu benzeri (frond-like) makroskopik gorunumleridir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Lipoma arborescens, diz, lipomatozis, Hoffa hastaligi Hoffa's disease Abstract Hoffa 's disease (Diffuse articular lipomatosis) is a rare intra-articular lesion. It macroscopically resembles pigmented villonodular synovitis, but is macroscopically and histologically different from a synovia! lipoma. Histologically, Hoffa's disease is indistinguishable from other collections of subsynovial fat, the only differences being its large size and frond-like macroscopic appearance. Key Words: Lipoma arborescens, knee, lipomatosis, Hoffa's disease.