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Treatment: Lipoma arborescens requires open or arthroscopic synovectomy. Recurrences are rare.

References:
1. Bullough PG (2004). Orthopedic Pathology; 4th Edition. Mosby.
2. Vigorita VJ (2016). Orthopedic Pathology; 3rd Edition. Wolters Kluwer.
3. Goldblum, J. R., Weiss, S. W., & Folpe, A. L. (2020). Enzinger & Weiss's Soft Tissue Tumors - 7th Edition. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier.
4. Vleeschhouwer MD et al. Lipoma Arborescens: Review of an Uncommon Cause for Swelling of the Knee. Case Reports in Orthopedics. Volume 2016 | Article ID 9538075 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9538075.
5. Tsifountoudis I et al. Lipoma Arborescens of the Knee: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine. Volume 2017 | Article ID 3569512 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3569512.
6. Dhia Kaffel et al. Uncommon etiology of knee pain: Lipoma arborescens. La tunisie Medicale - 2017 ; Vol 95 (12) : 229-232.

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