Hibernoma-case report and literature review
L H Evers1, M Gebhard, T Lange
1Department of Plastic, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Luebeck, Medical Center, Luebeck, Germany. levers@gmx.net
The American Journal of Dermatopathology
|August 12, 2009
Abstract:
Hibernoma is an uncommon benign fatty tumor that arises from the vestiges of fetal brown fat. We present a case report of a hibernoma of the back in a symptomatic 42-year-old man and describe the important clinical, histopathologic, and imaging findings. Computed tomography shows a well-defined hypodense mass with septations. Magnetic resonance imaging shows intermediate T1 and bright T2 signal of the mass and also demonstrates the characteristic marked contrast enhancement.

