Generic placeholder image

Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1573-398X
ISSN (Online): 1875-6387

Case Report

Large Pleural Lipoma: An Incidental Finding During a Metastatic Workup

Author(s): Tamer Elhadidy, Raed Ali Elmetwally, Mohamed Tohlob, Mohamed Hamoda, Asem A. Hewidy and Ahmed Ehab*

Volume 14, Issue 2, 2018

Page: [121 - 123] Pages: 3

DOI: 10.2174/1573398X14666180510143814

Abstract

Pleural lipoma is an extremely rare benign tumor. A lesion homogeneity with smooth borders is a suggestive criterion of lipoma in the chest radiology. Tissue biopsy is usually required for the diagnosis and exclusion of liposarcoma. In this case report, we described a female patient diagnosed with a pleural lipoma which was discovered accidentally during a metastatic work up of a previously diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma in the left ala nasi. The diagnosis of the pleural lipoma was histopathologically confirmed with tru cut biopsy.

Keywords: Intrathoracic lipoma, pleural lipoma, pleural tumor, tissue biopsy, liposarcoma, patient.

Graphical Abstract


© 2024 Bentham Science Publishers | Privacy Policy