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Pleural lipomatosis: An often-forgotten intrathoracic tumor

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dc.contributor.authorWorden, Cameron P.en
dc.contributor.authorSvoboda, Steven A.en
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Evelyn M.en
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-06T17:59:01Zen
dc.date.available2020-08-06T17:59:01Zen
dc.date.issued2020-04-30en
dc.description.abstractLipomas are benign mesenchymal neoplasms that arise from adipocytes. Most lipomas are found in the subcutaneous tissue; however, they can be present throughout the body. Lipomas arising from the thoracic pleura are exceptionally rare, with only approximately 20 cases ever reported in the literature. While typically asymptomatic, pleural lipomas may cause compressive symptoms such as nonproductive cough, chest pain, and dyspnea if they reach adequate size. A CT scan is usually sufficient for the diagnosis and typically reveals well-defined nodules with homogenous fat attenuation of approximately -50 to - 150 Hounsfield units. Management is dependent on various factors including tumor size and location, associated symptoms, and age of the patient. Pleural lipomatosis, although exceedingly rare, should be maintained in the differential diagnosis for any well-defined, fat-attenuating pleural mass identified on conventional radiologic studies. Here we report a case of pleural lipomatosis associated with bilateral pleural effusions identified in an 83- year-old male presenting with acute onset dyspnea.en
dc.format.extent4 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.04.014en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/99598en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectPleural lipomatosisen
dc.subjectIntrathoracic tumoren
dc.subjectLIPOMAen
dc.subjectThoracic pleuraen
dc.subjectDyspneaen
dc.subjectPleural effusionen
dc.titlePleural lipomatosis: An often-forgotten intrathoracic tumoren
dc.title.serialRadiology Case Reportsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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