Infiltrating Type Pleural lipoma: A case report |
침윤성 흉막 지방종 1례 |
박지혜; 채진녕; 심상우; 최원일; 노병학; 박창권; 황일선 |
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Abstract |
A 62-year-old man complained left lower posterior side chest pain for 3 months. A chest
wall tumor was suspected; based on the findings of computed tomography (CT) of the
thorax; the CT number of which was -140. CT guided biopsy was performed. However; thnite diagnosis was not obtained. A resection was performed to establish the diagnosis
and treatment. The resected tumor was a yellow; pleural origin mass; which was
confirmed a lipoma. Intrathoracic lipomas are rare; but pleural lipomas are seen even less
frequently. CT and percutaneous needle biopsy have been found useful examinations for
diagnosing intrathoracic lipomas; but these are not always adequate for confirming the
final diagnosis. Consequently; tumor resection is essential for obtaining a pathological
diagnosis.耀耀耀 |
Key Words:
Intrathoracic tumor, lipoma, pleura |