Giant Cell Tumor of the Infrapatellar Fat Pad of the Knee: A Case Report
Ahmad Jiblawi1*, MD; Hani Chanbour2, MD; Wassim Alwan3, MD; Khaled Jiblawi4, MD
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
2Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States
3Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Dar Al Shifaa Hospital, Tripoli, Lebanon
4Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Dar Al Shifaa Hospital, Tripoli, Lebanon.
*Corresponding author
*Ahmad Jiblawi, MD; American University of Beirut Medical Center
E-mail: ahmad_jiblawi@hotmail.com
DOI: 10.55920/JCRMHS.2022.01.001026
Figure 1: AT1 weighted image, sagittal plane: showing a soft tissue-like lesion iso-intense to the cartilage measuring 2.7 cm in its antero-posterior diameter relaxing directly on the anterior cruciate ligament posteriorly which is of adequate continuity and signal B: Proton density weighted image, sagittal plane: showing a soft tissue-like lesion iso-intense to the cartilage measuring 2.7 cm in its antero-posterior diameter relaxing directly on the anterior cruciate ligament posteriorly which is of adequate continuity and signal.
C: Short T1-Inversion Recovery weighted image, sagittal plane: showing a hyperintense soft tissue-like lesion measuring 2.7 cm in its antero-posterior diameter. D: Short T1-Inversion Recovery weighted image, coronal plane: showing a hyperintense soft tissue-like lesion measuring 1.2 cm in its supero-inferior diameter. E: Short T1-Inversion Recovery weighted image, transverse plane: showing a hyperintense soft tissue-like lesion measuring 3 cm in its transverse plane.
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