Case Report
Year: 2019 | Month: October-December | Volume: 4 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 19-22
Hoffa’s Disease – Disease of the Knee in a Young Male: A Rare Case Report
Avinash Mane1, Sujata R.Kanetkar2, Sujata Kumbhar3, Garima Agarwal4
1Assistant Professor, 2Professor and Head, 3Associate Professor, 4Junior Resident,
Department of Pathology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, -415110, Maharashtra, India.
Corresponding Author: Sujata Kumbhar
ABSTRACT
Hoffa’s disease or synovial lipomatosis is a rare, benign intra-articular lesion commonly affecting knee joint causing joint pain and swelling with or without restriction of movement. This is a rare case report of a 20 years old male patient who complained of pain and swelling over right knee with restriction of movement. Histopathological study of the excised tissue showed characteristic features of synovial lipomatosis. We are presenting this case not only because this is rare but also for awareness amongst pathologists and radiologists for its classical radiological, gross and microscopic presentation.
Key words: Hoffa, knee, synovial lipomatosis