Intrapleural lipoma mimicking a lung cancer

Menon, Anjali Kondur; C, Marchand; Medford, Andrew R L

doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcu160

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“…However, it is also important to consider benign disorders and intrapleural lipoma particularly when the lesion is with fatty pattern on CT. This can potentially avoid needless invasive investigations and alleviate patient anxiety [9]. CT scanning is a very helpful tool in clinical diagnosis, but surgical resection, with thoracotomy or VATS, remains a valuable procedure for establishing a firm diagnosis and complete excision [1, 10], some advocate the needle biopsy if the radiological diagnosis is not clear.…”

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The largest reported intrathoracic lipoma: a case report and current perspectives review

Aldahmashi

Elmadawy²,

Mahdy³

et al. 2019

J Cardiothorac Surg

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BackgroundThe huge size intrathoracic lipomas are very rare. Few cases have been reported worldwide. To our knowledge, this presented case is one of the few cases reported. Here we report a single case as very huge intrathoracic lipoma compressing the right lung and displacing the diaphragm and liver downward. It has been managed by right posterolateral thoracotomy and complete excision, with excellent outcome.Case presentationA 32-year-old male presented with a symptomatic right intrathoracic mass, which was confirmed to be a lipomatous tumor using computed tomography. A penduculated tumor originating from the mediastinal pleura was resected through the conventional right posterior thoracotomy. Pathological examination indicated a diagnosis of fibrolipoma.ConclusionThe tumor was symptomatic and relatively huge when detected during a medical checkup. This enabled the successful tumor resection via conventional thoracotomy approach. Although intrathoracic lipomas are histologically benign, careful observation and follow-up are crucial due to the possibility of recurrence.

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The largest reported intrathoracic lipoma: a case report and current perspectives review

Aldahmashi

Elmadawy²,

Mahdy³

et al. 2019

J Cardiothorac Surg

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“…Resection is curative and the risk that the disease will come back again is very rare. Sometimes, if the diagnosis lipoma is settled preoperatively with biopsy, it might be acceptable to delay surgery and follow patients conservatively [10] . These is more appropriate if patients are very old, friable and not fit for surgery.…”

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A rare case of huge intrathoracic lipomatosis filling the right pleural cavity removed by open thoracic surgery: A case report

Tesfaye

Abera²,

Bezabeh³

et al. 2022

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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“…However, it is also important to consider benign disorders and intrapleural lipoma particularly when the lesion is with fatty pattern on CT scan. This can potentially avoid unnecessary invasive investigations and alleviate patient anxiety [23] . CT scanning is a very helpful modality in clinical diagnosis, but surgical excision, with thoracotomy or VATS, remains a valuable procedure for establishing a de nitive diagnosis and complete resection [7,11,22,24] .…”

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Extrapericardial Pleural Lipoma: A Surgical Case Report and Current Literature Review

Lu¹,

Zhu²,

Deng³

et al. 2020

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BackgroundLipomas arising from the intrathoracic pleura are exceedingly rare. Few cases have been reported worldwide. To our knowledge, this presented case is one of the few cases reported. Here we report a single case as intrathoracic lipoma that arose from the mediastinal pleura of the left pericardium. Here the tumor was completely resected by uniportal video assisted thoracic surgery. Case presentationA 64-year-old female presented with a symptomatic left chest pain, which was confirmed to be an lipomatous tumor using computed tomography. An oval extrapericardial lipoma originating from the mediastinal pleura was resected through uniportal video assisted thoracic surgery. Pathological examination indicated a diagnosis of pleura lipoma. ConclusionThe tumor was infectious and relatively hyperemia when detected during a medical checkup. We enabled the successful tumor excision via uniportal video assisted thoracic surgery approach. Extratumoral haemorrhage was confirmed during the operation. Although intrathoracic pleural lipomas are histologically benign, careful observation and follow-up are crucial due to the possibility of recurrence.

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Intrapleural lipoma mimicking a lung cancer

Cited by 4 publications

References 6 publications

The largest reported intrathoracic lipoma: a case report and current perspectives review

The largest reported intrathoracic lipoma: a case report and current perspectives review

A rare case of huge intrathoracic lipomatosis filling the right pleural cavity removed by open thoracic surgery: A case report

Extrapericardial Pleural Lipoma: A Surgical Case Report and Current Literature Review

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