Pleural Lipoma

Pleural Lipoma

“…The differential diagnosis includes liposarcomas, fibromas and solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP). Benign lipomas are usually smooth, marginated, have uniform fatty density, located peripherally in the chest wall and usually on CT scan have attenuation coefficients of -50 to -150 Hounsfield units [7], whereas Liposarcomas can be present anywhere in the thoracic cavity, but more frequently are found in the posterior mediastinum. Lipo sarcomas have attenuation coefficients of higher than -50 Hounsfield units [7].…”

“…Benign lipomas are usually smooth, marginated, have uniform fatty density, located peripherally in the chest wall and usually on CT scan have attenuation coefficients of -50 to -150 Hounsfield units [7], whereas Liposarcomas can be present anywhere in the thoracic cavity, but more frequently are found in the posterior mediastinum. Lipo sarcomas have attenuation coefficients of higher than -50 Hounsfield units [7]. Histologically, pleural and intrathoracic lipomas contain abundant mature adipose tissue with no mitotic activity, with normal fibro-connective tissue in between but sometimes may contain foci of calcification and fat necrosis especially in large tumors [8].…”

“…Epler, et al suggested, pleural lipomas can be managed conservatively and should be followed radiologically [7]. However, recently several authors such as Sakurai, et al [2], Chung, et al [13], and Jayle, et al [14] advocated resection of the lipoma tumor by surgery or video-assisted tho- …”

Incidental detection of a tumour on 68-Gallium DOTANOC PET/CT

“…[2] The largest series is of six patients found among 4000 CT chest evaluations. [3] In another series by Jenson et al ., there were only 3 (0.08%) cases of intrathoracic lipoma found in a review of 3502 cases of thoracic tumors. [4]…”

İntratorasi̇k Subplevral Li̇pom Olgusu

“…Günümüzde ise daha objektif olması ve kitle özelliklerini daha ayrıntılı değerlendirebilmesi nedeniyle BT, bu yöntemlerin yerini almıştır(1). İntra-torasik subplevral lipomlar, BT'de homojen görü-nümde, düzgün sınırlı, toraks duvarı ya da mediastenle geniş açı oluşturan, plevra ile ilişkili lezyonlardır (1,8,9). Lezyon, subkutan yağ dokusuyla aynı dansitede ve genellikle -50,-150 Hounsfield ünite-si(HÜ) arasındadır (4,8).…”