Differentiation of Lipedema Nodules and Angiolipomas Based on the Ultrasound and Histopathologic Findings: A Case Series

Deise Vargas, Thais O Foureaux, Ximena Wortsman, Rosa Maria S Sigrist, Rute Lellis, Lucas C Chagas, Paulo Y Saiki, Leila Riedel, Gabriela N Bizareli, Cláudia Fontan, Luciana Zattar, Ana Carina G Silva, Simone A Dini, Juliana Rezende, Daniella Prudente, Eliza P Ducati, Katia Maria D Carvalho, Daniele C Melo, Isabela W Cunha, Walkiria H Bernardi, Alexandre S Bezerra, Alexandre C Amato, Anderson N Bueno

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.114807
Published: 2026-08-19
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.114807,
  title = {Differentiation of Lipedema Nodules and Angiolipomas Based on the Ultrasound and Histopathologic Findings: A Case Series},
  author = {Deise Vargas and Thais O Foureaux and Ximena Wortsman and Rosa Maria S Sigrist and Rute Lellis and Lucas C Chagas and Paulo Y Saiki and Leila Riedel and Gabriela N Bizareli and Cláudia Fontan and Luciana Zattar and Ana Carina G Silva and Simone  A Dini and Juliana Rezende and Daniella Prudente and Eliza P Ducati and Katia Maria D Carvalho and Daniele C Melo and Isabela W Cunha and Walkiria H Bernardi and Alexandre  S Bezerra and Alexandre C Amato and Anderson N Bueno},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.114807},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114807}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Differentiation of Lipedema Nodules and Angiolipomas Based on the Ultrasound and Histopathologic Findings: A Case Series
AU  - Deise Vargas
AU  - Thais O Foureaux
AU  - Ximena Wortsman
AU  - Rosa Maria S Sigrist
AU  - Rute Lellis
AU  - Lucas C Chagas
AU  - Paulo Y Saiki
AU  - Leila Riedel
AU  - Gabriela N Bizareli
AU  - Cláudia Fontan
AU  - Luciana Zattar
AU  - Ana Carina G Silva
AU  - Simone  A Dini
AU  - Juliana Rezende
AU  - Daniella Prudente
AU  - Eliza P Ducati
AU  - Katia Maria D Carvalho
AU  - Daniele C Melo
AU  - Isabela W Cunha
AU  - Walkiria H Bernardi
AU  - Alexandre  S Bezerra
AU  - Alexandre C Amato
AU  - Anderson N Bueno
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.114807
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Vargas, D., Foureaux, T. O., Wortsman, X., Sigrist, R. M. S., Lellis, R., Chagas, L. C., Saiki, P. Y., Riedel, L., Bizareli, G. N., Fontan, C., Zattar, L., Silva, A. C. G., Dini, S. A., Rezende, J., Prudente, D., Ducati, E. P., Carvalho, K. M. D., Melo, D. C., Cunha, I. W., Bernardi, W. H., Bezerra, A. S., Amato, A. C., & Bueno, A. N. (2026). Differentiation of Lipedema Nodules and Angiolipomas Based on the Ultrasound and Histopathologic Findings: A Case Series. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114807

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