Lipomas are common benign neoplasms of the chest wall. However, their extension from the pleural space through the ribs into the superficial tissues of the chest wall has been described only twice previously, both by computed tomography (CT). A case is presented of a transmural chest wall lipoma dia
Abdominal wall lipoma—CT and MRI appearance
✍ Scribed by Ronald A. Bloom; John M. Gomori; Scott I. Fields; Eli Katz
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 327 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-6111
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✦ Synopsis
Although soft tissue lipomata are common tumours, a large lipoma arising from the deep layers of the abdominal wall would appear to be excessively rare and the site of origin may be difficult to determine. The CT and MRI appearances of such a tumour are described.
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