Case ReportInternational Journal of Research in Orthopaedics

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Hibernoma of the thigh: a case report and literature review

Int J Res Orthop. 2025;11(3):659-661.DOI10.18203/issn.2455-4510.IntJResOrthop20251154

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Abstract

Hibernoma is a rare benign tumor of brown fat. It presents as a voluminous slow growing mass in the regions where remnants of brown fat can remain in adults. We report a case of a hibernoma on the thigh and present the diagnostic and therapeutic elements of this type of tumor, whose differential diagnosis of liposarcoma.

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  1. Abdelmalek Essaadi University Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tangier, La Nouvelle Ville Ibn Batouta, Tanger, Tanger-Assilah, Morocco

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