Case Report: Lipoma Arborescens of the Knee

Acknowledgment

We would like to thank the ChristianaCare Health System for allowing the opportunity to evaluate and treat this patient as we did in the case depicted above.

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Update June 3, 2022, to add the mentoring author, Dr. Mansoor.