Clinical Case Reports (Nov 2020)

Encapsulated fat necrosis mimicking abdominal liposarcoma: A case report and literature review

  • Jun Watanabe,
  • Tomohiro Osaki,
  • Shigeru Tatebe,
  • Keisuke Goto,
  • Kanenori Endo,
  • Seiichi Nakamura,
  • Yasuaki Hirooka

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3120
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 11
pp. 2255 – 2258

Abstract

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Abstract We report a case of an encapsulated fat necrosis without significant medical history. To differentiate from liposarcoma, it should be recognized that a half of abdominal encapsulated fat necrosis cases have a history of inflammation and surgery.

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