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Lipoma Arborescens of the Peroneus Longus and Peroneus Brevis Tendon Sheath

Case Report

Yunus Dogramaci, MD ^*, Aydiner Kalaci, MD ^*, Teoman Toni Sevinç, MD ^*, Esin Atik, MD , Erdinc Esen, MD  and Ahmet Nedim Yanat, MD ^*

^* Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Mustafa Kemal University, Tayfur Atasokmen tip Fakultesi, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey.
Department of Pathology, Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Bahcelievler, Ankara, Turkey.

Corresponding author: Yunus Dogramaci, MD, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Mustafa Kemal University, Tayfur Atasokmen tip Fakultesi, Antakya, Hatay 31100, Turkey. (E-mail: yunus_latif{at}yahoo.com)

Abstract

Lipoma arborescens is an uncommon pseudotumoral synovial lesion usually located in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee. Lipoma arborescens involving the synovial sheaths of the tendons is exceedingly rare. This diagnosis should be considered, particularly in patients with chronic joint effusion. We report a case with lipoma arborescens affecting the synovial sheaths of the peroneal tendons without involvement of the adjacent ankle joint. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of lipoma arborescens involving tenosynovial sheaths of tendons arround the ankle joint without ankle joint involvment. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 99(2): 153–156, 2009)