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  • Oncology
  • Radiology
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Hibernomas are uncommon benign soft-tissue neoplasms.
  • They originate from brown adipose tissue.
  • Clinically, they manifest as slow-growing, painless subcutaneous masses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the clinical presentation, imaging characteristics, and management of hibernomas.
  • To highlight key diagnostic features across various imaging modalities.
  • To emphasize the curative nature of surgical excision.

Main Methods:

  • Review of clinical and pathological features of hibernomas.
  • Analysis of imaging findings from conventional radiography, sonography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET).

Main Results:

  • Radiography: lucent mass without mineralization.
  • Sonography: well-circumscribed, hyperechoic, vascular mass.
  • CT: internal septations, low attenuation.
  • MRI: T1 hyperintense to muscle, T2 similar to subcutaneous fat.
  • PET: intense FDG uptake due to high metabolic activity.

Conclusions:

  • Hibernomas exhibit characteristic features across multiple imaging modalities.
  • Distinctive MRI and PET findings aid in diagnosis.
  • Complete surgical excision is the definitive and curative treatment for hibernomas.