Pleural Lipoma

A rare case of huge intrathoracic lipomatosis filling the right pleural cavity removed by open thoracic surgery: A case report

“…Intrathoracic lipoma is quite rare that we don't really find much reported cases. The first description of intrathoracic lipoma was made by Fothergill in 1781 [5] . Since it is usually asymptomatic, it grows till it attains a very large size and cause compression effect.…”

“…CT scan of the chest gives us detailed information about the site, size and consistency of the mass. Lipoma has attenuation coefficients of −50 to −150 Hounsfield units [5] . Nevertheless, lipoma has nonhomogeneous appearance which makes it difficult to differentiate it from well differentiated liposarcoma preoperatively [7] .…”

“…For this reason, once the diagnosis is made by imaging, it is advised to make excision in all patients; given that they are fit for surgery. Histologically, lipoma is characterized by abundant mature adipose tissue with no mitotic activity and normal fibro-connective tissue in between [5] .…”

Symptomatic Pleural Lipoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

“…Lipomas are common benign tumours of the skin and subcutaneous tissue [1]. They occur with an annual incidence of 1 per 1000 people [1,2].…”

“…Lipomas are common benign tumours of the skin and subcutaneous tissue [1]. They occur with an annual incidence of 1 per 1000 people [1,2]. Pleural lipomas are rare and are usually found at the mediastinal, bronchial and pulmonary levels [3,4].…”