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Open Access 01-12-2010 | Case report
Computed tomography imaging of subpleural lipoma in two men: two case reports
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2010
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Introduction
Subpleural lipomas are very rare pleural lesions and are often discovered incidentally in asymptomatic patients on conventional radiographs.
Case presentations
We report two cases of subpleural lipomas and describe their imaging characteristics on chest radiographs and computed tomography. We describe the cases of two Caucasian men, aged 77 and 62 years old.
Conclusions
For non-invasive diagnostic investigation, computed tomography enables the identification and quantification of these tumors due to their characteristic fat attenuation.