Open AccessMorel-Lavallee Syndrome: A Rare Tumefactive Lesion
Author(s) -
Mohamed Labied,
S. Salam,
Salma Jabri,
Dalal Laoudiyi,
K. Chbani,
L. Ouzidane
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2284-2594
DOI - 10.12890/2020_001910
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , lesion , differential diagnosis , radiology , anatomy , pathology
First described by the French surgeon Maurice Morel-Lavallee in 1853, Morel-Lavallee syndrome (MLS) is a serolymphatic effusion resulting from tangential injury to richly vascularized tissues. The imaging characteristics may be variable over time due to lesion progression and the eventual organization of a fibrous capsule. We report a case of extensive MLS in the lower leg of a 12-year-old child. We discuss the ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings and describe the differential diagnoses.