Lui Tun Hing, Cheung Ka Kin, Ho Oliver Ting See
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Sheung Shui, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Arthrosc Tech. 2025 Jan 30;14(6):103450. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2025.103450. eCollection 2025 Jun.
A lipoma, which is composed of fatty tissue, is the most common benign soft-tissue tumor. Lipomata can develop anywhere in the body including the intermetatarsal space. The intermetatarsal space is filled by dorsal and plantar interossei muscles, and a lipoma in this space will extend outside this space as the tumor grows. Classically, lipoma is resected via an open approach, which may result in a lengthy disfiguring surgical scar. The purpose of this Technical Note is to describe the details of endoscopic en bloc resection of intermetatarsal lipoma. This minimally invasive approach can provide a whole block specimen for histologic examination and reduce tumor seeding as compared with endoscopic piecemeal resection of lipoma.
脂肪瘤由脂肪组织构成，是最常见的良性软组织肿瘤。脂肪瘤可发生于身体任何部位，包括跖间隙。跖间隙由背侧和跖侧骨间肌填充，该间隙内的脂肪瘤会随着肿瘤生长而延伸至间隙之外。传统上，脂肪瘤通过开放手术切除，这可能会导致一条很长的毁容性手术疤痕。本技术说明的目的是描述内镜下整块切除跖间隙脂肪瘤的详细情况。与内镜下脂肪瘤碎块切除相比，这种微创方法可为组织学检查提供完整的整块标本，并减少肿瘤种植。
