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  Edited by ScholarGen MediAI Team Chronic Heel Pain Is Not Always Plantar Fasciitis Chronic heel pain is one of the most common complaints encountered in orthopedic, podiatric, sports medicine, and musculoskeletal radiology practice. Plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, calcaneal stress fracture, and degenerative disorders are usually considered first. However, when heel pain persists despite appropriate conservative treatment, imaging should prompt clinicians to look beyond soft-tissue disorders and evaluate the bone itself. One uncommon but important diagnosis is intraosseous lipoma , particularly calcaneal intraosseous lipoma . An intraosseous lipoma is a rare benign bone lesion composed predominantly of mature adipose tissue within the medullary cavity. Although uncommon, the calcaneus is one of its characteristic locations. The lesion may be completely asymptomatic and discovered incidentally, or it may present with chronic, activity-related heel pain. Its importance lie...

  Edited by Scholargen MediAI Team Serous Cystadenoma of the Pancreas: Complete Guide to Pathophysiology, Imaging, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis Serous cystadenoma of the pancreas , also called pancreatic serous cystadenoma (SCA) or serous cystic neoplasm (SCN) , is one of the most important benign pancreatic cystic tumors to recognize on CT and MRI. For patients, the diagnosis can sound frightening because the word “neoplasm” means a new growth or tumor. However, pancreatic serous cystadenoma is fundamentally different from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and from pancreatic cystic tumors such as mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN) and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN), which have substantially different malignant potential. The classic pancreatic serous cystadenoma is a benign, glycogen-rich epithelial tumor , often composed of numerous tiny cysts that create a characteristic microcystic or honeycomb appearance . A central fibrous scar, sometimes with calcificatio...