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A case of a migrating pleural lipoma: the beginning of a thoracolith?
- Issue Date
- May-2015
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Keywords
- Lipoma; Pleura; Thoracolith; Migration
- Citation
- Clinical Imaging, v.39, no.3, pp 516 - 519
- Pages
- 4
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Clinical Imaging
- Volume
- 39
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 516
- End Page
- 519
- ISSN
- 0899-7071
1873-4499
- Abstract
- Lipomas can be encountered almost anywhere in the body, yet they are rare in the pleural space of the thorax. However, they have been typically described as pleural-based fatty masses. We present a rare case of a pleural lipoma that changed its location on follow-up images. Migration and rotation of the lesion were investigated using chest computed tomography. A pathologic examination demonstrated extensive calcification and fat necrosis. The findings in this case support a mechanism of development of thoracolith. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Kim, Young Sik
- Ansan Hospital (Department of Pathology, Ansan Hospital)